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Automated Captioning
SBC: Automatic Sync Topic: N/ACaptioning greatly facilitates participation in mainstream society for the hearing impaired. Though enabling software can help, captioning has remained a laborintensive and time-consuming process. Commercial applications of automated speech recognition have typically focused on dictation and speech-interactive services, but little effort has been directed towards applying speech technology to th ...
SBIR Phase II 2004 Department of Education -
Low Cost, High Resolution, Pressue Mapping System for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
SBC: EM PHOTONICS INC Topic: N/APressure ulcers are a serious medical problem with annual treatment costs over $1 billion dollars. While the exact etiology involves a complex combination of factors, it is generally accepted that prolonged pressure to soft tissues results in discrete areas of acute ischemia. If the pressure is not relieved and the blood supply restored in a critical length of time, endothelial cell damage will re ...
SBIR Phase II 2004 Department of Education -
An Interactive CD-ROM for Farsi Language Learning
SBC: US Teach, Inc. Topic: N/AThe U.S. and many other industrial countries face a growing need for second language and cultural awareness training for business and industry. Reliance on English is no longer sufficient for trade in the world market, since the most important markets for American goods and services are non-English-speaking areas, especially in growing countries in Asia and the Middle East. In recent years there h ...
SBIR Phase II 2004 Department of Education -
Low Cost Transverse Rail Defect Detector
SBC: WavesinSolids LLC Topic: N/ADevelopment of the basic EMAT-based transverse rail defect detector has progressed toward finished form, as envisioned in the original solicitation. This modification is intended to produce a demonstrable version of a 2-rail detection system with automated signal interpertation.
SBIR Phase II 2004 Department of Transportation -
ADVANCED FARE PAYMENT MEDIA
SBC: Echelon Industries Inc. Topic: N/ATHE FEASIBILITY OF SMART CARDS FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSIT INDUSTRY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT SMART CARDS CAN BE USED TO REDUCE THE TOTAL TRANSACTIONCOSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FARE PAYMENT, TO IMPROVE SECURITY, REDUCE FRAUD AND IMPROVE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND RIDERSHIP. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THESE CLAIMS; THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY R ...
SBIR Phase II 1993 Department of Transportation -
TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR SYSTEM FAILURE PREDICTION AND PREVENTION
SBC: Systems Control Technology, Topic: N/ATHE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY AND A PROTOTYPE DESIGN FOR A SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PREDICTING FAILURE OF ROTATING PARTS IN TURBINE ENGINES. SCT PROPOSES AN INNOVATIVE, INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT ASSIMILATES DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES TO TREND ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH. INDICATIONS OF COMPONENET FAILURE WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND ACTUAL DATA WILL BE COMPARED AGAINST THE INDICAT ...
SBIR Phase II 1993 Department of Transportation -
A LOW-COST OPTICAL WEATHER IDENTIFIER FOR AN AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM
SBC: DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGY, INC. Topic: N/ATHE IDENTIFICATION OF THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION (RAIN, SNOW, FOG/HAZE, HAIL) HAS TRACTIONALLY RELIED ON HUMAN JUDGMENT. RECENTLY, THE WAVE PROPAGATION LABORATORY OF DEVELOPED A TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATIC WEATHER IDENTIFICATION USING LASER SCINTILLATION AND SCATTERING. THE TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN FIELD OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM IS TOO CLUMSY AND EXPENSIVE FOR LARGE-SCALE FIELD ...
SBIR Phase II 1985 Department of Transportation -
LEXICAL ANALYSIS TO ENHANCE MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION
SBC: Emerson & Stern Associates Inc Topic: N/AONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE AND WIDE SPREAD USE OF COMPUTERS BY NON-COMPUTER-SPECIALISTS IS THE NEED FOR USERS TO INTERACT WITH COMPUTERS IN "COMPUTERESE" RATHER THAN ENGLISH. ADDITIONALLY, THE LACK OF STANDARD SOFTWARE MODULES THAT "UNDERSTAND" NATURAL LANGUAGE HAMPERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE FOR TRANSLATING LANGUAGE AND FOR MONITORING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SKILLS. THE PROPOSED EF ...
SBIR Phase II 1985 Department of Education -
ICING MONITORING EQUIPMENT
SBC: JONAS, INC. Topic: N/AA SIX MONTH PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A RUGGED NEW DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE ONSET OF ICE FORMATION ON SURFACES OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, ROADS, BRIDGES AND AIRCRAFTS, WILL BE DEVELOPED AND A PROTOTYPE WILL BE LABORATORY TESTED. THE NOVEL GAGE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IS PARTLY BASED ON THE TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO MEASURE CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLUTIONS. BASED ON EXISTING TECHNOLOGY, AND ALREADY TESTED UNDER HIGH ...
SBIR Phase II 1985 Department of Transportation -
IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY, TRAINING, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLIND PEOPLE IN WORD PROCESSING.
SBC: Telesensory Systems Inc. Topic: N/AWHILE WORD PROCESSING JOBS INCREASE WITH SERVICE INDUSTRY GROWTH, BLIND TYPISTS ARE ACTUALLY LOSING JOBS. ADAPTIVE DEVICES DESIGNED TO READ TYPWRITERS IN THE 70'S UNDERUTILIZE WORD PROCESSORS IN THE 80'S. AS THE TECHNOLOGY GAP EXPANDS, COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE BLIND ARE BECOMING DISARRAYED. NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE POTENTIAL TO MODIFY EXISTING OFFICE ...
SBIR Phase II 1985 Department of Education