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Real-time monitoring of traffic conditions is crucial for improving traffic safety and efficiency, and there is an urgent need for the development of in situ traffic sensing & computing technologies leveraging the recent advancements in edge computing. This project will develop an edge computing and sensor fusion system for comprehensive traffic and road conditions data collection and efficient tr ...

By 2030 the entire lithium-ion battery chain, from mining through recycling, is expected to reach a value of $400 billion and a market size of 4.7 TWh. LiB are used in personal electronic devices, e-bikes, tools, green-power storage and electric vehicles. Individual cells are commonly collected into packs or modules to provide the power required for automotive operation. The operational capability ...

The State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have limited right-of-way (ROW) to construct stormwater treatment controls. Hence innovative self-contained portable stormwater treatment systems are needed to reduce impacts on streams, and other waters; recreation facilities, and habitat by addressing emerging stormwater pollutants, particularly the suspended and dissolved pollutants from highway co ...

Elevated temperatures observed in urban areas have significant implications for human health, energy consumption and infrastructure reliability, and their negative effects disproportionately impact disadvantaged populations. Increasing scientific and practical understanding of urban heat islands is an important step in identifying those regions at elevated risk, and effective mitigation strategi ...

While AI-based techniques have been broadly embraced by transportation researchers and professionals due to their huge potential to significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of analyzing transportation data, they typically require a large dataset to train the models effectively and experience difficulties in supporting real-time transportation operations and management. This project will u ...

Farming of marine bivalves provides high-quality protein and has a positive impact on the coastal environment. The U.S. is a top producer of the Manila clam (Japanese carpet shell, Ruditapes philippinarum) with reported sales of $31 M in 2019. Production of clams, however, has depended almost entirely on seed from wild stocks and natural recruitment, leaving the industry vulnerable to ocean change ...

Environmental monitoring and forecasting for marine, coastal and terrestrial environments plays a critical role in informed decision making for a wide range of stakeholders in government and regulatory agencies, private industry, and the scientific community. The need for high-quality rapid data and analytics is becoming increasingly important in the face of a changing climate, which threatens to ...

While AI-based techniques have been broadly embraced by transportation researchers and professionals due to their huge potential to significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of analyzing transportation data, they typically require a large dataset to train the models effectively and experience difficulties in supporting real-time transportation operations and management. This project will u ...

This SBIR effort proposes using live and continuous monitoring of metal tanks, pressure vessels, and pipelines using carbon nanomaterial-based sensing skins to detect excessive physical strains, cracks, and to inspect impact damage. The proposed research and development work leverages 15+ years of fundamental research. The key objective is to advance the TRL level and the scalability of carbon nan ...

In CMV operations, impaired alertness from driver fatigue contributes to a significant number of collisions and safety critical events. This project (through Phase II) will achieve a system to deliver an objective quantifiable measure of driver alertness based on the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT). This system will alert drivers when assessments indicate alertness deficits and support the timely ...