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U.S. DOT’s Zero Emissions Transportation Initiative is looking to push the transportation sector greenhouse gas production to zero by 2050. This solicitation/topic addresses alternative energy sources for the light vehicle, motorcycle, and bicycle sector. With the continuing significant development in commercialization and availability of biofuels, the possibility exists to meet this goal, with ...

Cruising for parking is a problem that cities have long struggled to address. Recent efforts by the FHWA in San Francisco, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and other cities have advanced the state of knowledge but large gaps remain. This project seeks to address these important gaps by using GPS traces, GPS-augmented travel surveys, and GPS traces with driver video to quantify the extent of cruising, and ...

IDI is proposing an electrically assisted e-bike system, designed to increase the usage of bicycles for daily commute, specifically targeting areas and demographics with below average bicycle usage, and adverse weather conditions. This design is intended for usage alongside traditional bikes in bike share programs across the country. The primary benefit is attract those otherwise unwilling or unab ...

USCG SOLICITATION 90-CG5 SUGGESTS EVALUATION OF KALMAN FILTERING A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP) TECHNIQUE, TO IMPROVE GEODETIC POSITIONING PROVIDED BY SINGLE CHAIN, AND EVENTUALLY, MULTICHAIN LORAN RECEIVERS. A DSP TECHNIQUE COMPARABLE TO KALMAN FILTERING HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON A SINGLE CHAIN LORAN RECEIVER, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL GEODETIC POSITIONING IMPROVEMENTS IN NOISY, DYNAMIC E ...

A NEED EXISTS TO DEVELOP SYSTEMS THAT CAN DETECT EMERGENCY AND/OR ABNORMAL OPERATIONS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT AND WARN OR ALERT THE PILOT OF ITS EFFECT AND RECOMMEND PROCEDURES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE I STUDY IS TO INVESTIGATE THE APPLICABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY TO THE SOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM. THE APPROACH INVOLVES: (1) CLARIFICATION OF THE OVERALL EMERGENCY SITU- AT ...

INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES OR SYSTEMS ARE NEEDED TO ATTENUATE FIRE RADIATION THROUGH WATER SPRAYS OR FOGS. ONE CONCEPT TO FIGHT FIRES INSIDE A CABIN IS THROUGH THE USE OF AN ON BORAD SPRINKLER SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO ENABLE HE DESIGN OF INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES OR SYSTEMS TO ATTENUATE FIRE RADIATION, IT IS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP ENGINEERING TOOLS TO PREDICT ATTENUATION. IT IS NECESSARY TO RELATE VARIOUS DESIGN ...

AN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED FOR DETERMINING THE S EVERITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CRUSHING OF THEVEHICLE ROOF. AN INTERACTIVE METHODOLOGY WILL BE DEVELOPED WHICH WILL BE BUILT AROUND A MODEL OF THE VEHICLE MOTION DURING ROLLOVER AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACTS. THE MODEL WILL BE DRIVEN BY ACCIDENT DATA AND USER INSTRUCTION. IT WILL YIELD ESTIMAES OF THE VEHICLE ANGULAR AND TRANSLATIONA ...