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The objective of this DoT SBIR program is to establish a technical foundation enabling the rapid commercial integration of low friction HybridSil™ coatings on concrete barriers for drastic reductions in vehicle rollover potential. Phase I coatings would have immediate utility within a broad spectrum of concrete barriers designs with readily spray or paint depositions capabilities in traffic env ...

A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROJECT SHOWING FEASIBILITY OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC SYSTEM INTEGRATING ILS, MLS AND EN ROUTE NAVIGATION FOR LIGHT AIRCRAFT IS PROPOSED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM IS TO INCREASE NAVIGATION PRESISION AND S D SIMPLICITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE RNAV AND MLS ENVIRONMENTS. THESYSTEM WOULD ALSO ENHANCE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPACITY, REDUCE PILOT WORKLOAD, AND IMPROVE SAFETY MARGINS. INFORMATION W ...

A NAVIGATION DATA REPORTER (NAVREP) WHICH PROVIDES THE BEST ESTIMATE OF USER POSITION FROM AVAILABLE NAV AIDS IS PROPOSED AS A SOURCE OFTRACKING DATA FOR DEPENDENT SU TSURVEILLANCE IN OCEANIC AIRSPACE OR AREAS WITH ATC COVERAGE GAPS. NAVREP ALGORITHMS ARE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR ON BOARD OR GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION DATA INTEGRATION AND F DFAULT DETECTION/ISOLATION. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS ON: 1) ...