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Assured CA/AV Navigation is a network of receiver-detectors with the ability to communicate reliable and accurate vehicle positioning integrity information for safe operations to individual users. The network approach provides density and sensitivity to rapidly detect and communicate relevant information to impacted vehicles. The solution will develop a highly capable and cost-effective network of ...

Zeteo Tech, Inc. and FLIR Systems will develop a concept for the Development of ZTF Occupant Detection System. ZTF will use a rigorous systems engineering approach to mature the ZTF Vehicle Occupant Detection System conceptual design to a highly functional, cost-affordable design of a pre-product that would be developed and tested in a Phase II effort.ZTF will conduct a marketing study to evaluate ...

The prevailing approach to train maintenance is to service trains on a time or mileage basis. While the basis for such activities is based on empirical failure data it does not take into account if parts or components actually need replacing and it does not prevent component failure in service should that occur between scheduled maintenance points.The principles of Condition Based Maintenance have ...

The team will develop a prototype of a virtual reality environment for high school students who are learning a foreign language. Students will become active participants in virtual scenarios using the target language of instruction (Russian in Phase I), with listening comprehension, vocabulary acquisition and recall, and grammar development occurring implicitly in simulated real-world context. At ...

Reading Barcode Signs to Support V21 Safety 3/20/2018 For this SBIR we will develop a machine vision system which uses onboard standard-resolution cameras in vehicles to identify and read barcode signs on the roadside. The proposed approach could provide a low-cost solution that make connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology viable for rural areas with limited access to Information and ...

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Traffic Data Analysis Tool for Advanced Freeway Traffic Management 3/20/2018 Planned or unplanned traffic events cause various magnitude of traffic congestion and safety impact to road users. It was estimated that 60% of congestions are non-recurrent and 15% of incidents are secondary to the primal accidents. Thus local or regional Traffic Management Centers (T ...

Air parameters such as specific surface (SS) and spacing factor (SF) are essential in evaluating Freeze-Thaw (F-T) durability in fresh concrete. Currently there is no method or device that can accurately meet such requirements. We propose to develop an acoustic air void measurement system that can be used in the field to measure in near real time air void distributions in fresh concrete. The propo ...

The service life of the wood ties has been diminishing with increased axle loads with higher rail car speeds and frequencies. The depletion of wood and creosote induced contamination are of great environmental concerns. It is of a substantial interest to develop an effective recycling/remanufacturing methodology for creosote-treated wood ties. A composite wood tie design is proposed here, with use ...

Fatigue and distraction are among the major risk factors associated with Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) crashes. For this effort, Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) proposes to develop an innovative, low-cost, practical and non-contact concept called Multi-Modal Driver Distraction and Fatigue Detection/Warning System (MDF). MDF consists of four major modules: (1) Vision Module for measuring dri ...