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A Phase I pilot study was conducted at the Virginia DBVI to investigate the effectiveness of an Android tablet-based prototype non-visual map display in conveying spatial layout information to individuals who are blind through audio-tactile cues. Fourteen (14) individuals completed the study in a partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Bioengineering and under the supervision […]

Cylinder power output imbalance is ubiquitous in internal combustion engines and imparts potentially damaging vibrations that can reduce engine component life.  Barron Associates and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have successfully completed testing of a prototype Adaptive Inverse Control System (AICS) for Inter-Cylinder Output Balancing.  The AICS prototype diagnosed and mitigated severe and subtle imbalance conditions […]

Technology development from a NAVAIR Phase II SBIR resulted in a patent (1/27/15) for a sonobuoy glide-kit (SEABRD) for guided payload delivery from high altitude deployment. Barron’s technology is unique in that it attaches flight mechanisms directly to the sonobuoy steel outer-housing and does not require a distinct fuselage. Thin wing and tail surfaces combined […]

Landmines represent a serious and lasting threat to public health throughout the world. Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) cause severe injury, death, and duress, often denying people access to their homes and land. The fundamental goal of the RAT system was to train naive rats to detect and locate explosive odorants using Pavlovian conditioning procedures […]

The Barron Associates upset recovery team recruited local commercially rated pilots to visit Barron Associates simulator facility and evaluate the Damage Adaptive Guidance for Piloted Upset Recovery technology.  The evaluation pilots provided valuable feedback commenting that the visual recovery guidance “definitely provides the guidance to help you get back under control” and is “very useful […]

Barron Associates and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have initiated testing and data collection in support of Army-funded research into Adaptive Inter-Cylinder Output Balancing for Diesel Engines.  Cylinder power output imbalance is ubiquitous in internal combustion engines and imparts potentially damaging vibrations that can reduce engine component life.  The experiments are being conducted in SwRI’s diesel […]

“Assessing Upper Extremity Motor Function in Practice of Virtual Activities of Daily Living” by Rick Adams, Matt Lichter, and Eileen Krepkovich (along with our UVa HealthSouth partners Allison Ellington, OT, Marga White, OT, and Paul Diamond, M.D.) has been accepted to and published in the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. The paper […]

Due to improvements in obstetrical and neonatal care, and an associated decrease in perinatal mortality, as well as increased risks associated with in vitro fertilization procedures, the number of preterm, very low birth weight (< 1,500 g) neonates born is growing. These infants have an increased risk of long-term developmental disabilities, with 5-15% exhibiting major […]

Barron Associates’ patent-pending Blink-based Communication System is designed to provide a virtual call button, allowing Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and others with severe speech and mobility impairments to reliably signal for help any time they are in bed simply by blinking. Using only remotely mounted sensors, the system is unobtrusive yet able to reliably […]

Barron Associates’ LimbTeq system is an accurate, low-profile, and convenient metabolic energy expenditure and physical activity monitor that is compatible with lower limb prostheses. The LimbTeq system collects these data through custom electronic sensors embedded within the prosthetic liner, and provides real-time user feedback via a wireless handheld touchscreen device. Such feedback will be helpful […]