Mechatronics R&D · Bryan, Texas

Autonomy, embedded control, and precision sensing
for unmanned systems.

Icarus Dynamics builds the engineering layer that turns a platform into a fielded capability — the autonomy and coordination that direct it, the embedded control and power that run it, and the precision sensing front-end inside it. Not a pure integrator. Not a pure chemist.

Capability Statement Contact
UEIYN8GEFDBFPG8 CAGE20G03 NAICS541330 · 541715 · 334515 SAM.govActive
Capabilities
Autonomous & Multi-Agent Systems

Coordination and decision-making for autonomous platforms — decentralized task allocation, multi-agent planning, and onboard (edge-AI) autonomy, evaluated in simulation before hardware.

Unmanned / Robotic Platform Integration

Sensor payload integration, embedded control, and power and data architecture for UGV and UAS platforms — carrying a sensing capability from bench to vehicle.

Precision Electrochemical Instrumentation

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiostat design: analog front-end, excitation and measurement chain, noise budget, and IC selection rationale.

Embedded Systems & PCB Design

KiCad schematic capture and layout, microcontroller firmware, and precision analog front-ends — full design packages with source, Gerbers, and BOM.

Additive Manufacturing & Rapid Prototyping

Functional fixtures, enclosures, and mechanism prototypes — an integrated design-build workflow from CAD (Fusion 360, OpenSCAD) to physical hardware in-house.

Soft Robotics & Electrokinetics

Compliant mechanism design and electroosmotic pump (EOP) development for electrokinetic fluid handling and unconventional actuation.

R&D

Documented, self-funded R&D — hardware designed and characterized in-house, and coordination strategies evaluated in simulation.

Autonomy
Multi-Agent Coordination Studies

Simulation-based evaluation of decentralized coordination and task-allocation strategies for teams of autonomous agents — modeling how coordination performance scales with team size, sensing quality, and problem geometry.

  • Decentralized task-allocation and assignment formulations
  • Agent-based simulation with quantified performance modeling
  • Edge-compute feasibility analysis for onboard autonomy
Instrumentation
Research-Grade EIS Potentiostat

Design and documentation of a research-grade electrochemical impedance spectroscopy potentiostat: full analog front-end architecture, excitation and measurement chain, and signal-path design for low-noise impedance measurement.

  • Analog front-end designed and documented down to the noise budget
  • Component-level IC selection rationale for the full measurement chain
  • KiCad schematic capture and PCB layout
Electrokinetics
Electroosmotic Pump Hardware

Development of electroosmotic pump (EOP) hardware for electrokinetic fluid handling — solid-state pumping with no moving parts, applicable to microfluidics, thermal management, and compact fluid-delivery systems.

  • Pump hardware developed for electrokinetic fluid handling
  • Supporting drive electronics and integration
  • 3D-printed test fixtures and enclosures produced in-house
How We Engage

Defined work products with complete documentation — scoped for task orders, build-to-print work, and R&D subcontracts.

Autonomy & Coordination Studies
Simulation-based evaluation of multi-agent coordination and task-allocation strategies, with quantified performance analysis and trade studies.
Electronics Design Packages
KiCad source, Gerbers, BOM, and assembly documentation — schematic through layout, with design rationale.
Embedded Firmware
Microcontroller firmware delivered with source, build instructions, and interface documentation.
Test Reports & Analysis
Bench characterization with measured data, noise-budget analysis, and component-selection rationale.
Fixtures, Enclosures & Mechanisms
Functional 3D-printed hardware with native CAD and STEP files — from need to physical part in days.
Sensor Payload Integration
Payload mechanical, electrical, and data integration onto UGV/UAS platforms, with interface control documentation.

Capacity, Honestly

Icarus Dynamics is a single-principal firm. We take on task-order-scale work — weeks-to-months prototyping, design packages, and test support — and pursue larger scope through teaming arrangements. You work directly with the engineer doing the work.

Compliance Posture

U.S. person, all work performed in the United States. ITAR-aware handling of technical data. Unclassified programs only. Registered and active in SAM.gov.

Contract Vehicles

SBIR / STTR (Phase I & II eligible), open BAAs, subcontracts and consulting agreements with primes and research institutions, purchase orders, and micro-purchases.

Company

Icarus Dynamics LLC is an engineering R&D firm in Bryan, Texas, focused on applied research and prototype development at the boundary between autonomy, embedded systems, and fielded platforms.

We work across layers that are usually bought separately: the autonomy and coordination that direct a system, the embedded control that runs it, and the precision sensing front-end that feeds it. That combination — coordination and instrumentation rigor plus platform integration — is the firm's core differentiator.

Bradley Brewington
Principal Engineer

Texas A&M mechatronics engineering background. Hands-on across the full digital thread: autonomy and control algorithms, precision analog design, embedded firmware, PCB layout, CAD, and additive fabrication. Every project is principal-led.

Legal NameIcarus Dynamics LLC
UEIYN8GEFDBFPG8
CAGE20G03
NAICS 541330 — Engineering Services 541715 — Physical & Engineering R&D 334515 — Electricity/Signal Test Instruments
Business TypeSmall Business (self-certified)
SAM.govActive
FacilityBryan, TX 77802 — unclassified
SBIR / STTREligible, Phase I & II
Contact

Work With Us

Accepting SBIR/STTR teaming, open BAA inquiries, subcontract and task-order work, and prototyping engagements. Reach the principal directly.

bradbrewington@icarusdynamicsllc.com (703) 508-1060
Bradley Brewington · Bryan, TX SBIR / STTR  ·  Open BAA  ·  Prime & Sub Teaming