BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: N16A-T025
BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $79,975
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- N16A-T025
- Solicitation
- 2016.0
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2016-07-11 → 2017-05-10
Description
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.