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Sep 29, 2017Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIKFA875017C0297541712IGF::OT::IGF SAFE AND INTELLIGENT SURVEYING OF COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS WITH UAS SWARMS$563K
Sep 26, 2017National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER80NSSC17P0916541712IGF::OT::IGFTHE INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND AUTONOMY BRANCH/LCC AT NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) IS DEVELOPING ADVANCED AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROL AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE ONBOARD SELF-TUNING ENGINE MODELS, COMPLEX ADAPTIVE CONTROL, ENGINE HEALTH MONITORING, AND FAULT DETECTION AND ISOLATION ALGORITHMS. SUCH ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARE QUITE DIFFICULT TO FULLY CERTIFY WITH CURRENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (V&V) METHODS. HOWEVER, IT MUST BE ASSURED THAT THE SOFTWARE THAT IMPLEMENTS THESE ADVANCED SYSTEMS NEVER CAUSES UNFORESEEN INSTABILITIES AT VALID OPERATING POINTS$105K
Sep 25, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833517C0659541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF$125K
Sep 18, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICAW15QKN17C0084541712IGF::OT::IGF SIMPLE MORTAR AUGMENTATION FOR REPEATED TARGETING AND ENHANCED RANGE (SMARTER) PHASE I SBIR PROPOSAL NUMBER A171-079-1002$100K
Sep 14, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833517C0642541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF$125K
Sep 6, 2017Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZLFA865017P1168541712IGF::OT::IGF - SBIR I - INTELLIGENT AND SAFE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCED UAS AAR OPERATIONS$150K
Aug 25, 2017Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945317P0467541712IGF::OT::IGF HYBRID AUTONOMY FOR RENDEZVOUS AND PROXIMITY OPERATIONS (HARP)$150K
Jul 27, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF15C0074541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR 14.2 PHASE II PROBABLISTIC EXTENSIONS TO THE SIMULINK MODEL-BASED PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT$500K
Jul 25, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF16C0104541712IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II STTR$466K
Jul 17, 2017Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$206K
Jul 10, 2017Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$206K
May 2, 2017Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$104K
Apr 14, 2017Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$32K
Mar 14, 2017Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOMW56HZV16C0018541712IGF::OT::IGF AWARD OF PHASE II SBIR FOR ADAPTIVE INTER-CYLINDER OUTPUT BALANCING SYSTEM$486K
Jan 4, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833517C0108541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF$250K
Dec 20, 2016Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$90K
Nov 17, 2016Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$111K
Sep 28, 2016National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX16CC99P541712IGF::OT::IGF THE FOLLOWING WORK PLAN DESCRIBES WHAT MAJOR TASK ARE TO BE COMPLETED TO FULFILL THE STATEMENT OF WORK. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN-HOUSE AT BARRON ASSOCIATES FACILITIES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. ALL COMPUTER WORK SHALL INVOLVE DESKTOP SIMULATIONS. AS WITH YEAR S 1 TO 3 OF THIS EFFORT, NASA SHALL SUPPLY THEIR ENGINE SIMULATION MODEL TO BARRON ASSOCIATES AS UPDATES BECOME AVAILABLE. THE SIMULATION MODEL IS IN THE MATLAB SIMULINK ENVIRONMENT. NO GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED.$105K
Sep 27, 2016Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833516C0510541712PROGRESS REPORT "IGF::OT::IGF"$80K
Sep 7, 2016Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF16C0104541712IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II STTR$534K
Jul 22, 2016Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIKFA875016C0267541712IGF::OT::IGF SAFE AND INTELLIGENT SURVEYING OF COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS WITH UAS SWARMS$150K
Jul 8, 2016Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCHN0001416P3044541712IGF::CT::IGF STTRSOL2016.A$80K
Jun 30, 2016Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGREN0001541330IGF::OT::IGF SEAPORT ENHANCED$3K
Jun 27, 2016Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833515C0393541712SBIR PHASE I TOPIC N152-084, IGF::OT::IGF$70K
May 23, 2016National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX16CD22P541712IGF::OT::IGF BARRON ASSOCIATES PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A RUNTIME ASSURANCE (RTA) SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES IN-FLIGHT PROTECTION TO RESEARCH AIRCRAFT THAT ARE FLIGHT TESTING ADVANCED OR EXPERIMENTAL CONTROLLERS. THE RTA SYSTEM MONITORS KEY CRITICAL PARAMETERS TO DETERMINE IF ERRORS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CONTROLLER ARE POTENTIALLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO UNSAFE FLIGHT CONDITIONS. IF SUCH CONDITIONS ARE ENSUING, THE RTA SYSTEM ACTIVATES MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO A SAFE STATE. THE MAIN EFFORTS IN PHASE I ARE: (1) DEVELOP THE RTA SYSTEM IN A DESKTOP SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT USING A CHALLENGE PROBLEM WITH A SPECIFIC ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEM APPLIED TO A SPECIFIC FLIGHT TEST VEHICLE THAT IS OF INTEREST TO NASA ARMSTRONG, (2) INTEGRATE THE RTA SYSTEM INTO A NASA FLIGHT TEST EXPERIMENT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT, (3) GENERALIZE THE RTA DESIGN APPROACH, AND (4) PREPARE FOR SUAS PHASE II FLIGHT TESTS BY DESIGNING A FLIGHT TEST ARTICLE AND FLIGHT TEST EXPERIMENT PLAN. THE UNMANNED, SMALL SCALE PHASE II FLIGHT TEST WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR LARGER SCALE PHASE III FLIGHT TEST IN MANNED AIRCRAFT AT NASA OR OTHER TEST FACILITIES.$125K
May 17, 2016National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX16CD10P541712IGF::OT::IGF DURING A PILOTED FORCED LANDING IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT CAN NO LONGER MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT AND IS THEREFORE FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, THE HUMAN PILOT CONTINUOUSLY REASSESSES AND UPDATES THE PLAN TO MINIMIZE ON-GROUND AND ONBOARD INJURY AND DAMAGE. IN THE CASE OF AN UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE, THIS LEVEL OF INTELLIGENT RISK MINIMIZATION IS UNAVAILABLE. MOREOVER, LOW-WEIGHT AND LOW-COST DESIGN OBJECTIVES FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT HAVE RESULTED IN A LACK OF PROPULSION AND CONTROL REDUNDANCY, AS WELL AS UNRELIABLE COMMUNICATION LINKS AND AN ASSOCIATED INCREASE IN INCIDENTS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, CONTROL FAILURE, AND LOST LINK. SAFE INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) WILL REQUIRE AN ONBOARD CAPABILITY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO ACCOMPLISH THE COMPLEX OBSERVATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND DECISION MAKING THAT IS REQUIRED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM A HUMAN OPERATOR. AN ADVANCED SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND DECISION MAKING IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE NEED FOR A DEDICATED EXPERT OPERATOR TO ENSURE SAFETY TO PERSONS, VEHICLES, AND STRUCTURES ON THE GROUND DURING UAS FORCED LANDINGS. DEPLOYMENT OF SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD ENABLE MULTIPLE UAS TO BE SUPERVISED BY A SINGLE OPERATOR WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY. THE SELF-DIRECTED AND INFORMED FORCED LANDING SYSTEM EMULATES THE CONTINUOUS DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF A HUMAN PILOT BY ASSIMILATING AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND CONSTANTLY REEVALUATING THE PLAN. ROBUST, ONBOARD GUIDANCE AND CONTROL MAXIMIZE THE CAPABILITY OF THE IMPAIRED AIRCRAFT WHILE EXECUTING THE CURRENT PLAN. THE SYSTEM CONSIDERS CURRENT VEHICLE CAPABILITY, WIND ESTIMATES, LANDING SITE AND ROUTE RISK, AS WELL AS THE UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FACTORS. ALSO, SYSTEM DESIGN DECISIONS HAVE BEEN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, WEIGHED AGAINST CURRENT AND NEAR-FUTURE VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.$125K
May 13, 2016National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX16CD16P541712IGF::OT::IGF BARRON ASSOCIATES IS PROPOSING A NOVEL ATMOSPHERIC SENSOR PLATFORM THAT FILLS A GAP IN CURRENT SENSING CAPABILITIES BY PROVIDING A LOW-COST, PORTABLE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED FOR GUIDED REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS SUCH AS CLOUD CHARACTERIZATION, VOLCANIC PLUME MEASUREMENTS, AND POLAR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH. THE PROPOSED SENSOR PLATFORM CONSISTS OF COMPACT, TUBE-DEPLOYED UAVS EQUIPPED WITH ATMOSPHERIC SENSORS AND A CUSTOM LAUNCH SYSTEM. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SENSOR-UAV WAS PERFORMED DURING A NASA PHASE I CONTRACT IN 2014. BARRON ASSOCIATES IS PROPOSING A DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE THAT BUILDS UPON THE PRIOR PHASE I TECHNOLOGY TO MATURE THE SENSOR-UAV AND LAUNCH SYSTEM IN PREPARATION FOR PHASE II CLOUD MEASUREMENT TESTS.$125K
May 13, 2016National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX16CL95P541712IGF::OT::IGF CURRENT UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) OPERATIONS IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) RELY HEAVILY ON HUMAN OVERSIGHT, WITH THE MAJORITY OF COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED BY THE FAA THROUGH THE SECTION 333 EXEMPTION PROCESS RESTRICTED TO VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT WITH A SINGLE VEHICLE CONTROLLED BY AN EXPERIENCED UAS OPERATOR. OPERATION OF SUAS MAY BE HIGHLY AUTOMATED, BUT HUMAN OVERSIGHT IS STILL REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A LAST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST FAILURES, ESPECIALLY THOSE DUE TO ERRORS IN THE GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL (GNC) SYSTEM. OVERSIGHT OF THE SYSTEMS IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THE VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, AND CERTIFICATION (V&V/C) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE A HIGH SOFTWARE DESIGN ASSURANCE LEVEL (DAL) TYPICALLY HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTED FOR THESE SYSTEMS. IN SOME CASES THIS IS BECAUSE THE GNC SYSTEMS CONTAIN ELEMENTS SUCH AS ADAPTIVE AND LEARNING CAPABILITIES THAT MAKE V&V/C WITH EXISTING METHODS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE, WHILE IN OTHER CASES THE ISSUE IS PRIMARILY COST, WHICH CAN BE PROHIBITIVE ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL, LOW-COST SYSTEMS. BARRON ASSOCIATES PROPOSES DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED MONITORING CAPABILITIES THAT CAN ASSUME THE LOW-LEVEL MONITORING RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO HUMANS, ENABLING SAFE UAS OPERATIONS WITH REDUCED HUMAN OVERSIGHT. TO DEVELOP THESE AUTOMATED CAPABILITIES, THE TEAM WILL BUILD ON A RIGOROUS RUN-TIME ASSURANCE (RTA) FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED BY BARRON ASSOCIATES. GOALS OF THE RESEARCH EFFORT INCLUDE (1) BUILDING A SAFETY MONITOR BASED ON THE RIGOROUS THEORY OF THE RTA FRAMEWORK TO ENFORCE GEO-FENCE BOUNDARIES FOR ARBITRARY VEHICLES, INCLUDING FIXED-WING VEHICLES, (2) RAPIDLY ADVANCING THE TRL OF THE TECHNOLOGY WITH A PHASE II PROGRAM THAT CULMINATES IN FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS, AND (3) DEMONSTRATING THAT THE RTA FRAMEWORK IS A PRACTICAL AND POWERFUL BASIS THAT CAN BE USED TO ENABLE REDUCED HUMAN OVERSIGHT FOR A WIDE RANGE OF OPERATING SCENARIOS.$125K
May 12, 2016Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF15C0074541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR 14.2 PHASE II PROBABLISTIC EXTENSIONS TO THE SIMULINK MODEL-BASED PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT$505K
Apr 29, 2016Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQN0002415C4035541712BASE IGF::OT::IGF$500K
Apr 14, 2016National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX16CD02C541712IGF::OT::IGF UAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO OFFER GREAT ECONOMIC AND OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGES, BUT REALIZING THIS POTENTIAL WILL REQUIRE GREATER OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR UAS IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE. NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT OPERATIONS AND THAT ALLOW ONE OPERATOR TO CONTROL MULTIPLE VEHICLES WILL EXPAND THE RANGE OF MISSIONS THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED AND REDUCE OPERATING COSTS. AUTOMATED UPSET RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY WILL REDUCE RELIANCE ON A HUMAN OPERATOR TO MITIGATE HAZARDS POSED BY LOSS OF CONTROL (LOC) DUE TO UPSET, LEADING TO GREATER OPERATIONAL FREEDOM. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS CRITICAL BECAUSE LOC DUE TO UPSET IS ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IN MANNED AIRCRAFT AND IS ALREADY EMERGING AS AN IMPORTANT CAUSAL FACTOR IN UAS ACCIDENTS. LOC OF AN UAS OPERATED AT LOW ALTITUDE POSES A HAZARD TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND AND IS A BARRIER TO RELAXING OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS. THE PHASE I RESEARCH HAS DEVELOPED A RECOVERY SYSTEM THAT REPLACES THE PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND DECISION MAKING OF A SKILLED OPERATOR WITH A TWO-STAGE AUTOMATED RECOVERY ARCHITECTURE AND AN INNOVATIVE UPSET DETECTION SYSTEM. THE DECISION ABOUT WHEN TO ACTIVATE EACH STAGE OF A RECOVERY IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE AT DESIGN-TIME, SO THE UPSET DETECTION SYSTEM EMPLOYS A NOVEL STATISTICAL TESTING FRAMEWORK THAT COMBINES AT RUN-TIME NUMEROUS PIECES OF DATA INCLUDING VEHICLE ATTITUDE, ROTATIONAL RATE, AND CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: HAS AN UPSET OCCURRED? DURING PHASE I, THE RECOVERY SYSTEM WAS EVALUATED IN A HIGH QUALITY SIMULATION OF A SMALL FIXEDWING VEHICLE. ALL HARDWARE NEEDED FOR FLIGHT TESTING WAS OBTAINED, AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE PROPOSED PHASE II EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON FLIGHT TESTING OF THE RECOVERY SYSTEM, INCLUDING TESTS WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLE DESIGNS. THE PHASE II TEAM INCLUDES A FLIGHT TESTING AND COMMERCIALIZATION PARTNER WITH A TRACK RECORD OF SAFE, LEGAL, AND EFFECTIVE UAS INSPECTION OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.$750K
Mar 22, 2016Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$349K
Mar 1, 2016Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOMW56HZV16C0018541712IGF::OT::IGF AWARD OF PHASE II SBIR FOR ADAPTIVE INTER-CYLINDER OUTPUT BALANCING SYSTEM$513K
Jan 21, 2016Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$100K
Nov 10, 2015Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945315C0002541712IGF::OT::IGF AFFORDABLE MULTI-PHYSICS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT/ SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS$85K

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