United States Department of Transportation

Fiscal Year 2020 Awards

FY20 Solicitation Phase I Awards

Topic Title	Award Information
Physical Intervention System for Wrong-way Driving on Ramps (20-FH1)	RS Solutions - Scottsdale, AZ RF Viper System for Wrong-Way Drivers PI: Jay Berens Email: Jay.Berens@RSSolutionsinc.com Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc. (TAPCO) - Brown Deer, WI TAPCO Physical Intervention Solution for Wrong-way Drivers on Ramps PI: Mike Long Email: michael.long@tapconet.com
Innovative Layered Composite Metal Deck System (20-FH2)	Acrow Bridge - Parsippany, NJ Innovative Layered Composite Metal Deck System PI: Scott Patterson Email: spatterson@acrow.com Precast Systems Engineering - Exmore, VA Modular Lightweight Composite Deck PI: JP Binard Email: jp.binard@precastsystemsengineering.com
Real-time Monitoring and Modeling of Scour (20-FH3)	Genex Systems LLC - Newport News, VA Advancing Bathymetry and Streamflow Survey to Real-Time Scour Prediction: An Automated Algorithm PI: Chao Huang Email: chuang@genexsystems.com
Autonomous Track Inspection Technology (20-FR1)	No recommendations for award.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Aided Machine Vision for Grade Crossing Safety (20-FR2)	VisioStack Inc. - Greenville, SC Autonomous Video Inspection System (AVIS) PI: Joshua Doran Email: jdoran@visiostack.com Wi-Tronix, LLC - Bolingbrook, IL Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Crossing Infrastructure and to Improve Grade Crossing Safety PI: Jagadeeswaran Rathinavel Email: jag.rathinavel@wi-tronix.com
Platform Edge Proximity Detection to Prevent Inadvertent Passenger Car Door Opening (20-FR3)	Newport Sensors, Inc. - New York, NY Intelligent Door Operation System (IDOS) PI: Masato Mizuta Email: info@newportsensors.com
Crushed Aggregate Gradation Evaluation System (20-FR4)	Oceanit Laboratories Inc. - Honolulu, HI AIM-Rail (AI Measurements for Railroad Aggregate) PI: Mark Kimura Email: mkimura@oceanit.com Sanchez Engineering Services - Alexandria, VA Sensor Enhanced Mobile Aggregate Evaluation using Computer Vision PI: Michael Sanchez Email: michael@sanchezeng.com
In-Vehicle Occupant Detection System (20-NH1)	Zeteo Tech, Inc. - Sykesville, MD Development of ZTF Occupant Detection System PI: Wayne Bryden Email: wayne.bryden@gmail.com
Development and Validation of Inline Inspection (ILI) Technologies for Circumferential Anomalies and Bending Stresses (20-PH1)	Creare - Hanover, NH Robust, Field-Ready, Inline Tool for the Accurate Measurement of Pipe Bending Stresses and Crack Detection PI: Francisco Valentin Email: fiv@creare.com JENTEK Sensors Inc. - Marlborough, MA MWM Array Bending Stress and Crack Detection In-Line Inspection Module PI: Todd Dunford Email: Todd.Dunford@jenteksensors.com ULC Robotics - Hauppauge, NY Inline-Inspection for Both Circumferential Cracking and Axial Stress Using EMAT Guided Wave PI: Baiyang Ren Email: bren@ulcrobotics.com
Internal Repair of Steel Transmission Pipelines (20-PH2)	QuakeWrap, Inc. - Tucson, AZ No-Dig Point Repair Technology for Steel O&G Pipelines PI: Veysel "Firat" Sever Email: fsever@quakewrap.com
Geohazard Identification and Quantification for Pipeline Risk Models (20-PH3)	Applied Engineering Management Corporation - Herndon, VA Managing Geohazards - Quantitative Risk Assessment for Pipelines PI: Kelley Pecheux Email: kelley.pecheux@aemcorp.com Paulsson, Inc. - Van Nuys, CA Fiber Optic Sensors for Direct Pipeline Monitoring Under Geohazard Conditions PI: Bjorn Paulsson Email: bjorn.paulsson@paulsson.com
Scaling up of Composite Metal Foam Manufacturing for HazMat Packaging (20-PH4)	Advanced Materials Manufacturing, LLC - Raleigh, NC Scaling up of Composite Metal Foam Manufacturing for HazMat Packaging and Transportation PI: Craig Bobetich Email: craig.bobetich@advancemnm.com Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. - Torrance, CA Additively Manufactured Metal Foam Rail Tank Car Structures PI: Paul DiCarmine Email: pauld@intopsys.com Powdermet Inc. - Euclid, OH Scalable Manufacture of Energy Absorbing Composite Metal Foams PI: Dr. Brian Werry Email: bwerry@powdermetinc.com

FY20 Solicitation Phase II/IIB Awards

Topic Title	Award Information
Driver Engagement/Status Monitoring Technologies for Vehicle Automation Applications (15.1-FH1)	Soar Technology Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI Driver's Assistant for Intelligent SafetY (DAISY) PI: Jacob Crossman Email: j.crossman@soartech.com
Roadway Hazard Alert System for Motorcycles (15.1-FH3)	Charles River Analytics – Cambridge, MA Bayesian Assessments and Real-Time Rider Alerting and Cueing for Upcoming Danger Avoidance (BARRACUDA) PI: Alex Negri Email: anegri@cra.com
Technological Enhancements to Improve and Expand Casual Carpooling Systems (16.1-FH1)	Applied Engineering Management Corporation - Herndon, VA Technological Enhancements to Improve and Expand Casual Carpooling PI: Kelley Pecheux Email: kelley.pecheux@aemcorp.com
Resilient Wayside Structures to Reduce Severity of Passenger Equipment Collisions and Derailments (17.1-FR3)	Protection Engineering Consultants - San Antonio, TX Resilient Wayside Structures to Reduce Severity of Passenger Equipment Collisions and Derailments PI: Eric Sammarco Email: esammarco@protection-consultants.com
Drone-Based Track Change Detection (180-FR4)	Noble Drone Services, LLC – Springfield, VA Demonstration of Image-Based Change Detection using a Prototype Drone-Based Track Safety Inspection System PI: Herbert Henderson Email: henderson.jeff@flynobledrones.com
Innovative Techniques for Nondestructive Determination of Fracture Toughness for Pipeline Steels in Transportation Infrastructure (180-PH1)	FBS, Inc. - Bellefonte PA NDT of Fracture Toughness for Pipeline Steel PI: Cody Borigo Email: cborigo@gwultrasonics.com
Vehicle Communication via Induction Paint (190-FH1)	NanoSonic - Pembroke, VA Highway Induction Paint to Enable Safety Messaging PI: Richard Claus Email: roclaus@nanosonic.com Nanohmics - Austin, TX Conformal, Peel-and-Stick Ferrite Waveguide Embedded in Road Striping PI: Andrew Foley Email: afoley@nanohmics.com
Improved Condition Monitoring of Traction Motors (190-FR5)	Forcing Function - Montgomery Village, MD Investigation of Traction Motor Failure Modes and Monitoring Methods PI: Girija Subramaniam Email: girija@forcingfunction.org
Automated, Drone-Based Grade Crossing Inspection (190-FR6)	MTRI - Ann Arbor, MI Automated, Drone-Based Grade Crossing Inspection PI: Colin Brooks Email: cbrooksmtriinc@gmail.com VisioStack - Greenville, SC Aerial Crossing Inspection System (AXIS) PI: Joshua Doran Email: jdoran@visiostack.com
Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Test Data Interface (190-NH1)	SEA Ltd. - Columbus, OH Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Test Data Interface PI: Gary Heydinger Email: gheydinger@sealimited.com

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