FY14 Phase I and II Awards

This page lists the SBIR FY14 Phase I and II Awards.

Proactive Safety in the Rail Industry: Safety Management Systems at Work Infographic

To maintain vigilance on safety, FRA taps into proactive risk management expertise at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center. The U.S. DOT Volpe Center supports two FRA demonstration programs: Clear Signal for Action (CSA) and Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).

A Tool for Structured Evaluation of Electronic Flight Bag Usability

The purpose of this report is to document the progress to date on constructing this usability-assessment tool for EFBs. It covers how the tool was developed and tested, what it looks like to date, and how it could be used to help assess and track EFB usability. Further testing is planned to...

Appendix B Project Summary

Appendix A Proposal Cover Sheet

Volpe Aircraft Noise Certification Support

The technical information on certification validation and differential GPS (DGPS) validation may be of use to noise certification applicants.

Validated DGPS Systems

INFORMATION: Use of Global Position Systems (GPS) Based Time Space Position Information (TSPI) System as a Truth Source for Certification Flight Testing.

SBIR 14.1 Solicitation

This document is a 508-compliant PDF version of U.S. DOT's SBIR 14.1 Solicitation.

Hyperlinks to Appendix A & B added on 2/12/14

14.1 Solicitation Technical Questions and Answers

Technical questions submitted by small businesses and the corresponding answers provided by the topic authors for the FY14.1 U.S. DOT SBIR solicitation.

Archived Contracts

This lists recent Volpe contracts that are no longer active.