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In response to the DOT’s FY21 SBIR topic 21-FT2, Interphase Materials (IPM) proposes the development of a low-cost automated data collection system that uses machine learning (ML), a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to predict and alert transit agencies of biological and viral contamination risks making condition-based sanitization possible for more effective and efficient operations.The CO ...

Founded in 2004, the mission of Wi-Tronix is to improve railway safety, operational efficiency, and service reliability, in real-time. We are the preferred connected solutions provider to over one-third of all locomotives in North America. Wi-Tronix is proposing to leverage our expertise in developing and making commercially available AI based technologies for autonomous highway-rail grade crossin ...

Seafood consumption in the United States has reached over 50% per capita over the last 25 years with over 75% of total U.S. seafood consumption coming from import. Many of the U.S. seafood import sources are located in tropical areas where bacteria and toxin hazards thrive. This concern is exacerbated by the increasing trade deficit. In 2001, the United States imported $6.8 billion more than expor ...

The primary goal of this research is to advance flood extent delineation modeling by enhancing the ability of the modeling community to access and utilize the forecasts and reanalysis products of the National Water Model. One of the most difficult challenges facing stakeholders in the flood inundation domain is the lack of easily accessible tools to query and process the large and complex datasets ...

In this Phase I SBIR project for NAVAIR, Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc. (DHWA) will provide the Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division (NAWCTSD) with a training tool that supports the Fleet Naval Flight Officers’ (NFOs) need for supplemental exploration of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tactics with Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), such as P-3s and P-8s, filling th ...

Illinois Rocstar proposes the development of AutoTrackML, a software for automatic target classification based on novel machine learning algorithms. Tactical platforms are challenged with the task of tracking multiple, closely spaced, targets with complex, unknown dynamics in near real-time from noisy sensor measurements. Performing calculations to compute these dynamics on tactical platforms is ...

This proposal will explore the development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in multiple material systems: silicon, silicon-nitride, and TFLN and will choose the right material system for the application. As an example, low frequency control systems will likely be implemented in a silicon PIC, whereas purely passive routing and splitting may be done in silicon-nitride (as it offers lower prop ...

American Energy Technologies Company, a woman-owned small business concern out of Arlington Heights, Illinois will conduct the modeling and simulation of the performance of carbon-based ram jet nozzle inserts aimed at maximizing the combustion performance of new-generation solid rocket fuels. The primary objective of the modeling work will be to prevent condensation of oxide phase on the nozzle. S ...

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has a requirement to protect and validate the integrity of critical aeronautical data transferred into avionics systems that may impact flight safety and/or the ability to successfully complete aircraft missions. This Phase I solution develops a set of tools and processes to secure data integrity for flight safety systems. The tool set includes the use of our ...

Helmet systems for hearing and head protection are essential for the safety of maintainers, flight deck crew, and rotary-wing aircrew operating in extremely loud environments. Many of the features that make these helmets effective for noise abatement—e.g., limited venting and edge seals—also act as a thermal barrier increasing the risk of hyperthermia. In this SBIR, we focus on developing a li ...