SBIR/STTR Research Award
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Equipped for Air and Sea Locomotion
Award amount
$79,975Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2016-07-11
- Contract end date
- 2017-05-10
- UEI
- C8FUKQKC9JB4
- Solicitation number
- 2016.0
- Topic code
- N16A-T025
Research abstract
The Navy seeks to develop a hybrid air/underwater autonomous vehicle that can rapidly inspect and/or engage submerged objects spread over great distances by flying through the air between sequential underwater operations. Compared to a standard AUV, the flight capability will offer substantial operational advantage by reducing mission time. For comparison, an AUV like the Remus-100 has a maximum speed of 5 knots. By augmenting an AUV with the capability to surface and fly through the air to the next target, distance over water can be covered much faster. This can provide substantial reduction in mission time, enabling a rapid response capability. Barron Associates research team has developed a vehicle capable of both air and sea locomotion.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Virtual Activities of Living for Occupational Rehabilitation
- Dynamic Assessment of Crew Workload for Improved Human/Autonomy Teaming in Naval Aviation Operations
- Innovative UAV Perching Approach for Persistent ISR with Rapid Charging
- Sensory Test And Balance Limit Evaluation (STABLE)
- Human Automation Teaming for Efficient Knowledge Extraction and Test Generation
Awards with the same topic code
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- Multirotor Unmanned Air / Underwater Vehicle for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Mine Countermeasures (MCM)
- Hybrid Unmanned Air / Underwater Vehicle for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Mine Countermeasures (MCM)
- Aerial Aquatic Ordnance Removal Vehicle (AEQUOR-V)
- Hybrid Unmanned Air / Underwater Vehicle for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Mine Countermeasures (MCM)
Research funding history
331 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2025). Reported award amounts total $130,507,041. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy
Contractor profile
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