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Advanced Locomotive Energy Storage System
SBC: Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. Topic: 121FR3At present, trains use various dissipative braking systems to slow and stop, and this significant braking energy is ultimately converted to heat and wasted. APEI, Inc. has proposed a hybrid tender which can capture and reuse a significant fraction of this braking energy (at least 50%). The hybrid tender draws power from the rails using a regenerative braking technique rather than by being electr ...
SBIR Phase I 2012 Department of Transportation -
ElectroDynamic Shield for Prevention of Optical Surface Contamination
SBC: Poly Adaptive LLC Topic: 122FR2The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Automated Track Inspection Program uses optical systems such as cameras or laser-based systems to monitor rail performance throughout the country. These systems are hindered by adverse weather conditions that allow water, dirt and mud to coat their optical components resulting in unwanted maintenance costs. Thus FRA is seeking a low-cost, practical s ...
SBIR Phase I 2012 Department of Transportation -
DGPS-Based Trilateration Positioning Receiver
SBC: Swaszek Peter Topic: 07FH1Positioning and navigation have become a mainstay of everyday life in the U.S.; applications of interest include navigation of vehicles of all kinds, infrastructure mapping, and safety of life systems. Many of these recent applications have become possible through the GPS. With the recognized vulnerabilities of GPS, it is evident that equivalent backup systems must be developed. One possible so ...
SBIR Phase I 2008 Department of Transportation -
Advanced Sound Deterrent Methodology for Wildlife
SBC: Two Way Service & Topic: N/AN/A
SBIR Phase I 1997 Department of Transportation -
An Inexpensive Structural Core Material for Composite Bridges
SBC: Polymer Bridge Systems, Inc. Topic: N/APolymer Bridge Systems, with over 8 years of research composite bridges, found that success hinges on being dollar-for-dollar cost competitive with steel and concrete. We founded the four "golden rules" that are required: the bridge must be: 1) factory build; 2) road transportable; 3) installed in 1 eight-hour day; and 4) be cost-competitive on an installed cost basis. This bridge will be buil ...
SBIR Phase I 1996 Department of Transportation -
LOW COST SMART MAGNETOMETER FOR TRAIN DETECTION/MONITORING
SBC: KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. Topic: N/APRESENT TRAIN DETECTION SCHEMES RELY LARGELY ON A LOW RESISTANCE THROUGH THE TRAIN'S WHEELS TO PERTURBATE A STABLE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. WHILE ELEGANT IN PRINCIPLE, THE DESIGN IS PLAGUED BY OXIDE FILMS AND MATERIAL BUILDUP ON THE RAIL, SNEAK PATHS THROUGH THE BALLAST AND OTHER UNCONTROLLABLE VARIABLES. KVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO DESIGN AND DELIVER A "SMART MAGNETOMETER"-BASED SENSOR PACKAGE WHICH WI ...
SBIR Phase II 1995 Department of Transportation -
LOW COST SMART MAGNETOMETER FOR TRAIN DETECTION/MONITORING
SBC: KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. Topic: N/AN/A
SBIR Phase I 1993 Department of Transportation -
MARKETING AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF SPVD APPLICATIONS
SBC: KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. Topic: N/AKVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE USES FOR THE SELF POWERED VEHICLE DETECTOR (SPVD) AND TO MODIFY THE EXISTING DESIGN, IF REQUIRED, TO MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW APPLICATIONS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED SBIR PHASE IEFFORT CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES: RESEARCH INTO THE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF SPVD TECHNOLOGY AND ...
SBIR Phase I 1990 Department of Transportation -
STUDY AND EVALUATION OF FIBER REINFORCED DOWELL BARS FOR USEIN HIGHWAYS
SBC: Etc Engineers Inc. Topic: N/ADOWEL BARS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN USED AS AN IMPORTANT LOADTRANSFER MECHANISM ON OUR FEDERAL HIGHWAYS. A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM OCCURRS WITH THE USE OF THESE BARS DUE TO RUST AND RESULTANT SPALLING AND CRACKING CONCRETE. COMPOSITE REINFORCING BARS (CRB) HAVE BECOME WIDELY USED FOR CRACK CONTROL IN MANY REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTS. A LIMITED AMOUNT OF DATA IS AVA ...
SBIR Phase II 1990 Department of Transportation -
OCEAN WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER
SBC: Ocean Wave Energy Co Topic: N/AMAJOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ATON) ARE ESSENTIAL SIGNPOSTS FOR SAFE PASSAGE ALONG COASTAL AND OFFSHORE SEAWAYS. PRESENTLY, THEIR SIGNALS ARE POWERED BY ON-SITE ENGINE GENERATORS REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE AND COSTLY MAINTENANCE. ATON AUTONOMY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED WITH DEEP DISCHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING THAT ON-SITE CHARGING SOURCES ARE USED. AMONG NATURALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES, THE UNCEASING ...
SBIR Phase I 1989 Department of Transportation