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SmartCross - Traffic signal interface on the smartphone

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Transportation 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
DTRT57-11-C-10034 		Solicitation Year:
2011 		Solicitation Topic Code:
11.1-FH1 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Savari Inc.
2005 De La Cruz Blvd. 128 Santa Clara, CA 95050
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: SmartCross - Traffic signal interface on the smartphone
Agency: DOT
Contract: DTRT57-11-C-10034
Award Amount: $99,125.44
 

Abstract:

In 2008 there were 69000 and 52000 injuries reported for pedestrians and bicyclists respectively.A majority of these injuries were a result of impulsive decisions by road users. This proposal aims to make use of proliferation of smartphones and provide a technical solution to mitigate the risks associated with these two types of road users. The SmartCross application will enable pedestrians and bicyclists to make informed decisions for crossing a signalized intersection thereby reducing the risks. The application would provide the smartphone user with the traffic light status for the intersections as well as alerting them of potential crash risks. The use cases and requirements will be defined by studying the different scenarios between the pedestrian the traffic light and nearby DSRC equipped devices. We will demonstrate in both laboratory and real world settings how a smartphone would connect to roadside infrastructure using available short-range wireless technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth. SmartCross will provide user feedback via audio visual and haptic mechanisms. The feature set can be further extended to implement features like two-way communication with the traffic light controller to request pedestrian phase extension and to provide alerts to DSRC equipped vehicles about potential pedestrian/bicyclist hazards.

Principal Investigator:

Ravi Puvvala
CEO
(408) 859-7284
ravi@savarinetworks.com

Business Contact:

Ramesh Siripurapu
System Architect
(408) 833-6369
ramesh@savarinetworks.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Savari Inc.
2005 De La Cruz Blvd. SAN JOSE, CA 95135-9801

EIN/Tax ID: 510674320
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No