SBIR/STTR Research Award
Innovative UAV Perching Approach for Persistent ISR with Rapid Charging
Award amount
$1,099,887Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2025Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2025-03-07
- Contract end date
- 2027-03-24
- UEI
- C8FUKQKC9JB4
- Solicitation number
- 23.2
- Topic code
- A23-014
Research abstract
This proposal addresses the need stated in topic A23-014 for a UAV-based system to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) utilizing energy harvesting from its environment. To meet these needs, the Barron Associates-led team proposes the Surveillanceand PerchingApproach withRapid Rechargingof Onboardbatteries for UAS (SPARRO-UAS) system, which will enable UAVs to autonomously identify and attach to perching sites, and to extract energy to extend ISR capabilities. Innovations include an automated system to identify and classify perch locations, a modular gripper that can attach to and extract energy from a variety of perching sites, and a precise localization system to support autonomous perching maneuvers. The multifunctional nature of the perching system allows for attachment to a wide range of perching sites and enables expansion of mission range, complexity, and duration.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
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- Dynamic Assessment of Crew Workload for Improved Human/Autonomy Teaming in Naval Aviation Operations
- Sensory Test And Balance Limit Evaluation (STABLE)
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Innovative UAV Perching Approach for Persistent ISR with Rapid Charging
- Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance via Perching Unmanned Air Vehicles via add-on modules for existing quadcopters
- Power Line Perching Drone
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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