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SBIR Fiscal Year 2024.1 Awards

Topic Title Award Information
24-FH1: Next-Generation Sensing and Communication Technology for Cooperative Driving Automation Aiwaysion, Inc. - Seattle, WA
Integrated Perception and Communication System for Cooperative Driving Automation
PI Name: Wei Sun
PI Email: wsun@aiwaysion.com
24-FH1: Next-Generation Sensing and Communication Technology for Cooperative Driving Automation InnoTech Systems, Inc. - La Crescenta, CA
Enhanced Decentralized V2V Communications Leveraging the Potential of Automotive RADAR 
PI Name: Fred Daneshgaran
PI Email: fred@innotech-sys.com
24-FH1: Next-Generation Sensing and Communication Technology for Cooperative Driving Automation JFL Solutions, LLC - La Canada Flintridge, CA
ViRaCom: Integrating Vision and Radar for Multi-Modality Joint Sensing and Communication in Cooperative Driving Automation
PI Name: Fang Zhou
PI Email: fang.zhou@jflsln.com
24-FH2: Carbonated Recycled Concrete Aggregate KLAW Industries, LLC - Binghamton, NY
Apollo: A Patent Pending Mobile Device for Onsite Carbonation of Recycled Concrete Aggregate
PI Name: Jacob Kumpon
PI Email: jacob@klawindustries.com
24-FH2: Carbonated Recycled Concrete Aggregate Nalari Scientific, LLC - Atlanta, GA
Rapid and Continuous RCA Carbonation with Vapor Loss Minimization
PI Name: Daniel Deocampo
PI Email: deocampo@nalariscientific.com
24-FH3: Low-cost, Rapid Assessment of Bridge Deck Chloride Content in Concrete Infrasense, Inc. - Woburn, MA
Enhanced GPR system for Rapid Assessment of Concrete Bridge Deck Chloride Content
PI Name: Ken Maser
PI Email: kmaser@infrasense.com
24-FH3: Low-cost, Rapid Assessment of Bridge Deck Chloride Content in Concrete Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. - Watertown, MA
On-site, Robust Detector System for Non-destructive Chemical Analysis at Depth 
PI Name: Erik Johnson
PI Email: ejohnson@rmdinc.com
24-FH3: Low-cost, Rapid Assessment of Bridge Deck Chloride Content in Concrete X-wave Innovations, Inc. - Gaithersburg, MD
Detect3C: Advancing the Assessment of Concrete Chloride Content Through Non-Destructive Techniques 
PI Name: Michael Whiteman
PI Email: mwhiteman@x-waveinnovations.com
24-FM1: Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Trailer Stability Sensor Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. - Huntsville, AL
Trailer Stability Sensor
PI Name: David Hodo
PI Email: david.hodo@is4s.com
24-FR1: Portable Special Trackwork Measurement System The Sensor Group, LLC - Tucson, AZ
Portable Inspection Automation for Trackwork Structures
PI Name: Andrew Griffis
PI Email: andy@thesensorgroup.com
24-FT1: Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery – Improved Cooling/Heating Management System to Suppress Overheat and Fire PolyMaterials App, LLC - Tampa, FL
Thermally Controlled Integrated Energy Storage Device for Electric Vehicle Applications
PI Name: Manoj Ram
PI Email: manoj.ram@polymaterialsapp.com
24-FT2: Mitigation of Cybersecurity Failures Protection Engineering Consultants, LLC - Dripping Springs, TX
Risk Alleviation via Detection of Information Anomalies in Network Cybersecurity Events (RADIANCE)
PI Name: Kundan Goswami
PI Email: kgoswami@protection-consultants.com
24-FT3: The Reduction of Auxiliaries Power Demand on Electric/Battery Operated Transit Buses ReVolt Battery Technology Corporation - Houston, TX
The Reduction of Auxiliaries Power Demand using Fuel-Fired Heaters on Battery Electric Buses
PI Name: Jan Naidu
PI Email: jan.naidu@revoltbatterytechnology.com
24-FT4: Reducing Visibility Impairments in Small Transit Vehicles    No recommendations for award.
24-NH1: Algorithms for Computer Vision Inside and Outside the Vehicle BlueFusion, Inc. - Boston, MA
Eyes on the Road, Eyes on You: Next Generation Computer Vision for Improved Road Safety and Enhanced Driver Awareness
PI Name: Ramesh Annavajjala
PI Email: ramesh@bluefusion.tech
24-NH1: Algorithms for Computer Vision Inside and Outside the Vehicle Mosaic ATM, Inc. - Leesburg, VA
Visual Integration of Language Models in Automotive Safety (VILMAS)
PI Name: Josh Noble
PI Email: jnoble@mosaicdatascience.com
24-NH2: Device for Automatic Seat Belt Use Detection, Data Collection, and Driver Feedback SaferStreet Solutions - Penfield, NY
Development of an Automated Seat Belt Detection and Driver Feedback System
PI Name: Timothy Hogan
PI Email: timhogan@saferstreetsolutions.com
24-NH3: Evaluating the Performance of Driver Monitoring Systems: Human Surrogate Design   No recommendations for award.
24-NH4: Lightweight Universal Docking Interface Geometry (UDIG) Manual Wheelchair Attachment Physical Sciences, Inc. - Andover, MA
Deployable Vehicle Interface Mechanism (DVIM)
PI Name: Alex Moerlein
PI Email: amoerlein@psicorp.com
24-NH5: Prehospital Blood Transfusion Systems Improvement: Expanding Access through Innovative Technologies and Tools Darkflite, Inc. - Brighton, MI
Feasibility Study for a Drone-Based Blood Delivery System
PI Name: James McClearen
PI Email: james@darkflite.com
24-NH5: Prehospital Blood Transfusion Systems Improvement: Expanding Access through Innovative Technologies and Tools Legacy Innovation, Inc. - Boise, ID
Blood Logistics Integrity | Security (BLIS): A Comprehensive Prehospital Blood Logistics Solution for Post-Crash Care Enhancement
PI Name: Jeffrey Dalton
PI Email: jeff@legacy.us
24-NH6: Anchor Design for Universal Docking Interface Geometry Tool., Inc. - Marblehead, MA
Driving Accessibility Forward: The Development of a Universal Wheelchair Anchor
PI Name: John Fiegener
PI Email: john@toolinc.com
24-PH1: Innovative Solutions for Internal Corrosion Control of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines MIC Monitor, LLC DBA Corrolytics - Cleveland, OH
Development of a Test Kit to Evaluate Biocide Efficacy in Limiting Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
PI Name: Sai Prasanna Chinthala
PI Email: s.p.chinthala@corrolytics.com
24-PH1: Innovative Solutions for Internal Corrosion Control of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Senslytics Corporation - Peachtree Corners, GA
Causal AI Simulation Tool for Reducing Internal Corrosion Damage in Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
PI Name: Rabindra Chakraborty
PI Email: rabi.chakraborty@senslytics.com
24-PH2: Survivability of Hazardous Materials Placards NanoSonic, Inc., - Pembroke, VA 
Flame and Environment Resistant Multilayer Hazardous Materials Placard 
PI Name: Bradley Gibbons
PI Email: bgibbons@nanosonic.com
24-PH3: Non-Destructive Testing of High-Pressure Cylinders FBS, Inc. - Bellefonte, PA
Acoustic Emission Health Monitoring System for DOT Pressure Cylinders
PI Name: Russell Love
PI Email: rlove@gwultrasonics.com
24-PH4: Rail Car Coupling Monitoring Friedman Research Corporation - Austin, TX
Mechanical System for Detection of High Energy Coupling Events
PI Name: Garrett Mattos
PI Email: gmattos@friedmanresearch.com
24-PH5: Biodegradable Casting for Fireworks Biointerphase, Inc. - Pittsburgh, PA
Zerotinous Materials: Biodegradable Firework Components
PI Name: Noah Snyder
PI Email: noahsnyder@biointerphase.com