Barron Associates received a best paper award for work on intelligent wind estimation recently presented in the Unmanned VTOL during the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Forum. The paper entitled, Intelligent Wind Estimation for CBRN Agent Tracking and Localization, outlines methods to provide accurate wind estimates in urban and complex environments that can be used by […]
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Barron Associates receives NIH Phase II Award to develop EMPATHIE Video Game for Middle School Students
Barron Associates is developing EMPATHIE, an educational game that provides an immersive experience into life with a motor disability and promotes design thinking and problem-solving related to the associated mobility challenges. The system leverages technology developed previously by Barron Associates, namely its novel video game interface, which implements a wireless electromyography (EMG) sensor as a […]
Barron Associates’ Hospital Fall Detection System Begins Laboratory Study
Falls represent a significant healthcare problem with substantial associated morbidity and mortality. In an inpatient environment, it is necessary to identify injurious falls quickly in order to reduce the potential for, and impact of, serious or fatal injuries. Falls are consistently the most frequently reported adverse event in hospitals; up to 20% of patients fall […]
Barron Associates receives Phase II Award to Develop Graph Neural Networks (GNN) for Collaborative UxS Applications
Barron Associates received a Phase II Applied SBIR award to continue its work entitled, Graph-based Collaborative Autonomy for Intelligent Agents. The primary goal of the project is to develop decentralized swarm behaviors using GNN methods to enable heterogeneous swarms of autonomous agents to adaptively collaborate, communicate, and formulate control actions in contested areas with limited […]
Paper on Game-based Vision Therapy Published in the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Dr. Rick Adams of Barron Associates, Inc. co-authored an article titled “Effectiveness of a Novel Video Game Platform in the Treatment of Pediatric Amblyopia” which has been published in the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20230324-01). The paper was produced under the NIH SBIR program titled, “A New Approach to Vision Therapy Based […]
Barron Associates receives Phase II Award to Continue Intelligent Wind Estimation Work
Barron Associates received a Phase II STTR award to continue its work entitled, Intelligent Wind Estimation for CBRN Agent Tracking and Localization. The primary goal of the project is to provide accurate wind estimates in urban and complex environments that can be used by CBRN source localization algorithms. Accurate wind estimates, along with other atmospheric […]
Intelligent Wind Estimation Paper to be Presented at the 2023 Vertical Flight Society Conference
Barron Associates will present a summary of research conducted under a Phase I STTR topic entitled, Intelligent Wind Estimation for CBRN Agent Tracking and Localization. The primary goal of the project is to provide accurate wind estimates in urban and complex environments that can be used by CBRN source localization algorithms. Accurate wind estimates, along […]
Paper on a Glove Rehabilitation Application for Stroke Patients Published in the Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
Dr. Rick Adams of Barron Associates, Inc. is first author of a paper titled “Telehealth-Guided Virtual Reality for Recovery of Upper Extremity Function Following Stroke” which has now been published in the Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (DOI: 10.1177/15394492231158375). The article describes a rater-blinded, randomized control trial investigating the effectiveness of a Glove Rehabilitation Application […]
Phase I Option Awarded by the Navy for Development of a Psychometrically Validated Spatial Disorientation Skills Assessment Tool
Spatial Disorientation (SD) is a contributing factor in many fatal aircraft accidents, resulting in significant loss of life and equipment. For example, an analysis of SD mishaps in the U.S. Air Force from 1993 to 2013 identified 72 SD mishaps at a cost of 101 lives, 65 aircraft, and 2.32 billion dollars. Further, published statistics […]
Paper on Pediatric Rehabilitation Published in the Games for Health Journal
Dr. Rick Adams and Dr. Matthew Lichter of Barron Associates, Inc. co-authored a paper titled “Concurrent Validity of Measures of Upper Extremity Function Derived from Videogame-Based Motion Capture for Children with Hemiplegia” which has been published in the Games for Health Journal (DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2022.0160). The work, produced under the Motivating Occupational Virtual Experiences In Therapy […]