Vision Impaired Wayfinding with Doppler Velocimeter
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this phase II project is to use a new and innovative sensor technology called Doppler velocimetery (DV) for solving the problem of wayfinding indoors for the vision impaired. By performing a Doppler measurement of the floor movement relative to… more
Medical Sensor Applications of Tunnel Magnetoresistance (TMR)
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / STTR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Koronis Biomedical Technologies (KBT) proposes to develop a novel tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) sensor for use in medical devices. TMR technology delivers improvements in magnetic sensor size, sensitivity, and noiserejection that represent an opportunity to… more
Neurocognitive Training to Improve Executive Function
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / STTR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase I STTR project Koronis Biomedical Technologies (KBT) in close collaboration with the Zelazo Lab at the University of Minnesota proposes to develop an electroencephalography (EEG) based neurocognitive training tool to enable individuals to improve… more
Monitoring Outside the Home of Older Adults at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Sudden cardiac death (SCD) results in approximately 450,000 deaths each year in the United States alone of older adults. Most fatal SCD events are caused by ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation) in patients both with and… more
Hearing Aid with Internal Audio Replay Capability
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Koronis Biomedical Technologies (KBT) proposes to develop a hearing aid with the ability to replay a recent period of audio. The hearing aid will be equipped with an additional memory to temporarily store the recently recorded audio and will have buttons to… more
System to Improve Transportation Access for the Cognitively Impaired
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase I research Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corporation (KBT) will construct a system to improve mobility and transportation access for the cognitively impaired. The proposed system is intended to allow thecognitively impaired to use public… more
UltraSonic Spirometer for Home Monitoring of Asthma Patients
Company: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corporation (KBT) proposes to develop a spirometer device targeted toward home-based monitoring of asthma patients. Spirometry has well established advantages over peak flow meters for the monitoring of pulmonary function in asthma… more
Resuscitation using novel impedance threshold devices in pediatrics
Company: ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Traumatic injury and hypovolemic shock are leading causes of death in children worldwide. Rapid, large volume crystalloid infusion and positive intrathoracic pressure ventilation resuscitation strategies often increasemorbidity and mortality following hemorrhage.… more
Brain Machine Interfaces for Robotic Control in Space Applications
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: This SBIR will study the application of a brain machine interface (BMI) to enable crew to remotely operate and monitor robots from inside a flight vehicle, habitat and/or during an extra-vehicular activity (EVA). The goal is to improve robot operator productivity, situational awareness, and… more
Multimicrophone Adaptive Array Augmented with Visual Cueing
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation (AME) proposes to develop a smartphone-based audiovisual array that enables hearing aid users to converse with multiple speakers in reverberant environments with significant speech babble noise where their hearing aids do… more
Enhancing Conversation Intelligibility for Hearing Aid Users in Noisy Environments
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: ED / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: This project creates an easy to use and unobtrusive hearing aid accessory that solves a very common problem for hearing aid users: understanding speech in noisy environments. A common problem amongst hearing aid users is trouble understanding speech while listening to a conversation in environments… more
Social Support Aid for People with Dementia
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia and the early stage of the disease is characterized by forgetfulness and trouble with remembering words and names. AD is the leading cause of dementia and the sixth leading cause of death in the… more
A System for Remote Monitoring of Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy (CLDI)
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed project aims to develop technology that facilitates care of infants that are typically in transition from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The focus of this technology is to monitor the conditions associated with chronic lung disease of… more
Tools for Coordination Among Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent studies have observed that reminiscence intervention is effective for increasing self- esteem and decreasing behavioral disturbances in individuals with dementia. The use of personalized reminiscence therapy foreach Alzheimer's patient can be a… more
Mouthpiece for mTBI Detection during Adolescent Contact and Collision Sports
Company: Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There are approximately 300,000 sports related traumatic brain injuries every year resulting in loss of consciousness. Studies have shown that only about 8-19 percent of sports related traumatic brain injuries result inloss of consciousness meaning there are… more
Spatio-Temporal Extension and Analysis Framework (STEAF)
Company: Adventium Enterprises, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: Analyzing problems with complex spatio-temporal relationships and strong network components such as disease progression, social network analysis, and population sentiment is a difficult challenge. Although the data for this type of analysis is available, it comes from disparate sources that provide… more
Alternatives to Gold-Plate Engines for Test Cell Correlation
Company: AERO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: ABSTRACT: The traditional approach to establishing test cell correlation factors is expensive and time consuming requiring multiple engine runs to establish a parametric database for comparison. While a complete alternative to this process, is unlikely, it is clear that there are procedures and… more
Data Encryption utilizing Access Policies (DEAP)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / STTR / 2012 / 1Abstract: The Navy and Marine Corps currently protect their Data-at-Rest (DAR) storage using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) encryption technology. PKI protects data based on a single security key pair allowing only a single individual to decrypt the data; thus making it unsuitable for an environment where… more
Decision Assistance, Visualization, and Intuitive Natural Control Interface (DAVINCI)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: Architecture Technology Corporation (ATC) proposes the Decision Assistance, Visualization, and Intuitive Natural Control Interface (DAVINCI), a system that provides decision assistance through a multi-level topic-mapped knowledge base, abstract visualization of situational and metric data, and… more
Crypto-Partitioning Aware PEP for Tactical Networks (CAPTAIN)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: ABSTRACT: The USAF has identified the need for a ciphertext-side (CT-side) proxy to enhance the performance of military applications operating over a crypto-partitioned GIG environment. Such a capability is needed because the plaintext-side (PT-side) performance enhancing proxy (PEP) approaches… more
Adaptive and Integrated Multicast for the Airborne Networks (AIM-AN)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: ABSTRACT: Secure and efficient IP multicast improves efficiency of bandwidth utilization in tactical networks such as the Airborne Networks and facilitates effective and timely dissemination of mission critical information among tactical edge users. In this SBIR effort, Architecture Technology… more
Social Network Data Convergence into Reliable Information for Emergencies (SCORE)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: To provide aide to the ever increasing occurrences of international crises the U.S. Navy needs situational awareness and intelligence to know how and where to respond. New ubiquitous cell phone and smartphone coverage around the world combined with existing internet sites, apps and social media… more
New Intrusion-Resistant Virtualized Adaptive Network Architecture (NIRVANA)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: ABSTRACT: With increased connectivity and integration with other DoD networks the threat of cyber attacks on space operations assets has become significant. Hence, the Air Force has identified a need to protect satellite operations centers (SOCs) from cyber attacks for mission assurance. … more
Context Aware Scalable Dynamic Network (CASDN)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: ABSTRACT: Current air, ground and space networks are very dynamic with large-scale mobility needing human in-the-loop configuration to adapt to unforeseen situations. Humans and current automated systems cannot reconfigure consistently or fast enough. This leads to network performance not meeting… more
ADNS IPv6 Transition Architecture and Analysis (AITAA)
Company: Architecture Technology Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has identified the need for a technological capability to integrate legacy networking devices to support IPv6 routing architecture, as it seeks to transition the Automated Digital Networking System (ADNS) to IPv6. Leveraging the MSEC-T Phase II… more