U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
2001 Phase I Proposals recommended for Award
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Topic Number Research Topic Title
Proposal
Number |
Awardee Name
Address
"Project Title" |
Contract Value |
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
01-FA1 Evaluation of Composite Joints in GA Structures
| 01-023 |
Materials Sciences Corporation
500 Office Center Drive, Suite 250
Fort Washington, PA 19034-3213
"Evaluation of Composite Joints in General Aviation (GA) Structures"
Principal Investigator: Sailendra N. Chatterjee
Phone: (215) 542-8400 |
$99,793 |
01-FA3 Development of Strain Sensors for Unbound Layers (Aggregate and Soil) in Flexible Airport Pavements
| 01-083 |
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
7519 Standish Place, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20855
"Strain Sensors for Unbound Layers in Flexible Airport Pavements Using Pulsed Radar"
Principal Investigator: Eric van Doorn
Phone: (301) 222-0444 |
$100,000 |
01-FA4 Synthesis of Bisphenol C Polycarbonate Ultra Fire Resistant Thermoplastics
| 01-046 |
Systems & Materials Research Consultancy
19300 Crosswinds Circle
Spicewood, TX 78669
"Synthesis of 4 BPC-based Thermoplastics and 1-kg Scale-Up of Best BPC-Based Resin"
Principal Investigator: Alan V. Bray
Phone: (512) 263-0822 |
$99.951 |
01-FA5 Affordable, "Autonomous Navigation System" for General Aviation Aircraft Providing Safety Backup for GPS
| 01-054 |
Cybernet Systems Corporation
727 Airport Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1639
"Low-Cost Navigation System to Augment GPS Receivers in General Aviation Aircraft"
Principal Investigator: George V. Paul
Phone: (734) 668-2567 |
$99,663 |
| 01-060 |
Paper Pilot Research
PO Box 650776
46125 Aisquith Terrace
Sterling, VA 20165-0776
"Inertial Navigation Safety System for General Aviation Aircraft"
Principal Investigator: Mark R. Anderson
Phone: (571) 434-9633 |
$92,765 |
| 01-106 |
Sierra Nevada Corporation
444 Salomon Circle
Sparks, NV 89434-9651
"Calibration of an Autonomous Navigation System Using GPS and Machine Learning"
Principal Investigator: Ian Gallimore
Phone: (801) 274-3173 x18 |
$99,717 |
01-FA6 Development of Aircraft Wire Testing and Inspection Systems
| 01-065 |
Management Sciences, Inc.
6022 Constitution Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110-5941
"A Neural Network-based System for Automated Detection of Wire Insulation Chafing from TDR/FDR Data"
Principal Investigator: Carl Stern
Phone: (505) 255-8611 |
$99,976 |
| 01-071 |
William Pyro, Inc.
2721 White Settlement Rd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107
"Active Automated Diagnostic System for Aircrafts"
Principal Investigator: Kartik Moorthy
Phone: (817) 335-1147 x125 |
$100,000 |
| 01-092 |
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
7519 Standish Place, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20855
"Aircraft Wiring Integrity Verification using Pseudo-random Binary Sequence"
Principal Investigator: Leonard Haynes
Phone: (301) 222-0444 |
$100,000 |
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
01-NH1 Improved Tire Inflation Pressure Retention System
| 01-001 |
TDA Research Associates
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1917
"A New Nanocomposite Rubber Liner for Tires"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Myers
Phone: (303) 940-2339 |
$100,000 |
01-NH2 Automatic Tire Inflation Maintenance System
| 01-124 |
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
2520 W. 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505-5217
"Rim-Integrated-Pumps-Sensor (RIPS) Platform for Self-sensing and Inflation using MEMS Microsensors and Micropumps"
Principal Investigator: Mr. Wayne Liu
Phone: (310) 530-7130 x126 |
$99,997 |
01-NH3 Tire Failure Warning Sensor
| 01-020 |
Luna Innovations, Inc.
PO Box 11704
Blacksburg, VA 24062-1704
"Bluetooth Tire Failure Warning Sensor"
Principal Investigator: Matthew Palmer
Phone: (540) 961-4515 |
$99,968 |
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Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
01-FR1 High Speed Freight Truck Suspension
| 01-090 |
Sharma & Associates, Inc.
5810 South Grant Street
Hinsdale, IL 60521-4912
"Advanced Truck for High Speed Freight Operations"
Principal Investigator: Vinaya Sharma
Phone: (630) 655-4630 |
$99,671 |
01-FR2 Safety Glazing Design for Passenger Rail Vehicles
| 01-036 |
Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451-1196
"Innovative Emergency Passenger Window System for Rail Vehicles"
Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Kokkins
Phone: (781) 684-4265 |
$99,929 |
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United States Coast Guard (USCG)
01-CG1 Low Cost Night Vision System for High Speed Vessel Operations
| 01-045 |
LSA, Inc.
1215 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 1300
Arlington, VA 22202-4302
"Low Cost Night Vision System for High Speed Vessel Operations"
Principal Investigator: Russel Rud
Phone: (610)363-5808 |
$99,985 |
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
01-FM1 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Assessment Tool
| 01-070 |
Global Learning Systems, Inc.
7910 Woodmont Avenue, suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814
"Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Assessment Tool"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robin Inlander
Phone: (301)986-4929 |
$99,884 |
A debriefing comprised of the overall comments on the proposal will be provided to the proposers who were not recommended for award upon request.
Debriefing requests shall be submitted by e-mail to: dohertym@volpe.dot.gov, and must include the proposer's name, address, research topic number, and proposal identification number assigned on the acknowledgement of receipt card. The identity of the evaluators will not be disclosed.
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