BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: DHA211-006

BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$249,876
Agency
Department of Defense · Defense Health Program
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
DHA211-006
Solicitation
21.1
NAICS
Place of performance
VA
Period
2021-07-19 → 2022-02-18

Description

This proposal addresses the need in topic DHA211-006 for a compact, portable, customizable computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) system that provides standardized sensory organization tests (SOTs) to selectively manipulate and measure responses by the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems to be conducted in clinic or field environments. To meet this need, the Barron Associates team proposes the Sensory Test And Balance Limit Evaluation (STABLE) system. The system combines innovations in mechatronic design with virtual reality (VR) capabilities developed at Barron Associates. A novel mechanical design allows increased motion performance for sway-referenced tests. The system fully reproduces the accuracy of standard SOTs, while also allowing increased control over the parameters of these tests. Test definitions will be expanded to multiple planes.