U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
2002 Phase I Proposals recommended for Award
(Format Sample)
DOT Modal Administration
Topic Number Research Topic Title
Proposal Number |
Awardee Name Address "Project Title" |
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Research and Special Programs Administration
02-RS1 Advanced Materials for Pipeline System Infrastructure Assurance
| 02-105 |
SDR Engineering Consultants, Inc.
2434 Oakdale St.
Tallahassee, FL 32308
"FRP Smart Composite Pipe System"
Principal Investigator: Mohsen A. Shahawy
Phone: (850) 386-9197 |
      |
United States Coast Guard
02-CG2 Ballast Water Exchange Monitoring System
| 02-042 |
Invocon, Inc.
19221 IH-45 South, Ste. 530
Conroe, TX 77385
"Entire Ship Ballast Autonomous Wireless Monitoring (ESBAWM) System"
Principal Investigator: Mike Walcer
Phone: (281) 292-9903 |
      |
| 02-179 |
The Glosten Associates, Inc.
600 Mutual Life Building
605 First Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104-2224
"Ballast Exchange Monitoring System"
Principal Investigator: Kevin J. Reynolds
Phone: (206) 624-7850 |
      |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
02-FM1 Portable Data Collection Technology for Roadside Driver/Vehicle Inspections
| 02-088 |
International Electronic Machines
60 Fourth Avenue
Albany, NY 12211
"Development of a Portable Data Collection System Assistant with an RF
Link to a Laptop"
Principal Investigator: Zack Mian
Phone: (518) 449-5504 |
      |
Federal Railroad Administration
02-FR1 Low Cost Transverse Rail Defect Detector
| 02-045 |
Nascent Technology Solutions, LLC
24 Research Drive
Hampton, VA 23666-1325
"Nonlinear Ultrasonic Rail Inspection System"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph S. Heyman
Phone: (757) 224-0687 |
      |
| 02-182 |
WavesInSolids, LLC
317 H Rex Place
Madeira Beach, FL 33708
"Rapid Rail Inspection System (RRIS)"
Principal Investigator: D. Robert Hay
Phone: (727) 392-9421 |
      |
Federal Aviation Administration
02-FA1 Low Cost Engine Monitoring System
| 02-170 |
Impact Technologies, LLC
125 Tech Park Drive
Rochester, New York 14623
"A Low Cost Engine Monitoring System for Real-Time Propulsion System Malfunction Detection and Diagnosis"
Principle Investigator: Dr. Michael J. Roemer
Phone: (585) 424-1990
|
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02-FA2 Energy Efficient Aircraft Ice Protection Technologies
| 02-086 |
Creare Incorporated
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755-0071
"A Low-Cost In-Flight Deicing System for Aircraft"
Principal Investigator: Bruce R. Pilvelait
Phone: (603) 643-3800 x216 |
      |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
02-NH1 Software to Calculate Relationships of Automotive Crash Forces to Specific Occupant Injuries in Real-World Crashes
| 02-052 |
Dynamic Research, Inc.
355 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 200
Torrance, CA 90501
"Software to calculate occupant forces in real-world crashes"
Principal Investigator: John W. Zellner
Phone: (310) 212-5211 |
      |
02-NH2 Development of Dynamic 3D Surface Mapping System
| 02-026 |
OptiNav, Inc.
10914 NE 18 St.
Bellevue, WA 98004-2928
"Single Camera Dynamic 3D Surface Mapping System"
Principal Investigator: Robert P. Dougehrty
Phone: (425) 467-1118 |
      |
| 02-200 |
Conrad Technologies, Inc.
Station Square One, Suite 102
Paoli, PA 19301-1314
"High-Speed Dynamic 3D Surface Mapping System"
Principal Investigator: M. Mahadeva Reddi
Phone: (610) 889-1320 |
      |
02-NH3 Vehicle Based System to Increase Seat Belt Use
| 02-139 |
Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451-1106
"Seat Belt Non-usage Warning System"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey H. Everson
Phone: (781) 684-4247 |
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02-CG1 Shipping Container Integrity Monitoring System
| No proposals recommended for award. |
02-FT1 Application of Remote Sensing Technologies to Transit System Infrastructure Security
| No proposals recommended for award. |
A debriefing comprised of the overall comments on the proposal may 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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