OPERATIONS
Award Information
Agency: Department of Transportation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1850
Amount:
$50,000.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Awards Year:
1985
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
216 Horseneck Rd, Fairfield, NJ, 07006
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: WILLIAM J. LEBO
Title: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: () -
Title: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: () -
Business Contact
Name: William J. Lebo
Title: Program Manager
Phone: () -
Title: Program Manager
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
COST OF CARGO HANDLING OPERATIONS CAN BE REDUCED BY EQUIPMENT THAT USES LESS TIME AND ENERGY TO PERFORM AND RANDREQUIRES LESS MANPOWER TO OPERATE, MONITOR, AND MAINTAIN. ONE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO EVOLVE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A REPRESENTATIVE PIECE OF MACHINERY, NAMELY A MOORING/WARPING AUTOMATIC TENSIONING WINCH USING ADVANCED ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, ELIMINATING HYDRAULICS AND INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC OPERATIONAL FEATURES. A SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO GENERATE DATA TO ALLOW ECONOMIC OPERATIONAL AND SUPPORT COMPARISONS WITH CONTEMPORARY EQUIPMENT. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *