BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: S3.04
BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,923
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- S3.04
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2016-06-10 → 2016-12-10
Description
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.