Advanced Materials/Structural Safety |
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Knowledge
base for the safe use of advanced materials in aircraft |
x |
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Aging
Aircraft |
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New
technologies and tools to ensure the continued airworthiness of aircraft
structures, components, and systems |
x |
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Aircraft
Catastrophic Failure Prevention |
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Guidelines
for the use of explicit finite element analysis for analyzing engine failures |
x |
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Airport
Technology |
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Improved
visual guidance systems to reduce runway incursions |
x |
x |
Improved
airport design methods and improved runway friction |
x |
x |
Fire
Research and Safety |
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Improved
fire-test criteria for hidden materials |
x |
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Propulsion
and Fuel Systems |
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Tools,
guidelines, and data to support improvements in turbine engine certification
requirements |
x |
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Unmanned
Aircraft Systems |
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Identify,
assess, develop, and test flight termination technologies and procedures |
x |
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Perform
risk assessments and develop risk management concepts, models, and tools |
x |
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Develop
and analyze methodologies for safety management of operations |
x |
x |
Center
for Excellence in Rural Safety |
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Disseminate
safety countermeasures to counties and localities |
x |
x |
Center
for Surface Transportation Safety |
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Research
results on examination of advanced roadway delineation and lighting systems |
x |
x |
Cooperative
Intersection Collision Avoidance |
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Field-tested
countermeasures for crashes from signal and stop sign violations |
|
x |
Field-tested
countermeasures for crashes from stop sign gap acceptance |
|
x |
Field-tested
countermeasures for crashes from signalized, unprotected left turns |
|
x |
Integrated
Vehicle-Based Safety Systems |
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|
System
requirements and test specifications |
x |
|
Prototype
system |
x |
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Field
operational test |
|
x |
Safety Research and
Innovation Deployment |
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|
Improved
safety analysis methods for intersections or highway interchanges |
x |
x |
Evaluation
of alternative highway safety countermeasures for priority treatments decided
by the States |
x |
x |
Vehicle-Infrastructure
Integration (VII) |
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|
VII
system architecture |
x |
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Prototype
design |
x |
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Proof-of-concept
tests |
x |
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Improve
Safety of Commercial Motor Vehicles |
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Research
hazardous materials cargo tank design |
x |
|
Conduct
a field operational test of indirect viewing systems |
x |
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Research
cargo tanks in lethal service |
x |
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Railroad
System Issues |
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Research
to reduce rail-related accidents and incidents |
x |
x |
Rolling
Stock and Components |
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Research
into vehicle components that will reduce accidents and injuries |
x |
x |
Track
and Structures |
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Research
into improving the reliability of rails, ties, fasteners, switches, welds,
and bridges to reduce the likelihood of derailments |
x |
x |
Research
into reducing the stress state of the rails in continuously welded rail track |
x |
x |
Track
and Train Interaction |
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|
Research
into the wheel and rail interaction to reduce the likelihood of derailment |
x |
x |
Research
into the ride quality of rail cars to reduce the likelihood of
derailment |
x |
x |
Train
Control |
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|
Research
into Positive Train Control systems that will reduce the likelihood of train
collisions |
x |
x |
Identify
Solutions to Improve Transit Safety |
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Demonstrate
methods, techniques, and technologies to improve safety |
x |
x |
Update
FTA Subway Environmental Simulation Software |
x |
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Fire
materials testing |
x |
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Crash
Avoidance Initiative |
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Develop
and validate crash avoidance test procedures |
|
x |
Heavy
Vehicles |
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|
Complete
safety benefits evaluation of truck tractor and semi-trailer stability
control technologies |
x |
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Develop
performance requirements and objective tests for tractor-trailer stability
control |
|
x |
Complete
safety benefits evaluation for straight truck stability control technology |
|
x |
Pneumatic
Tire Research |
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Complete
tire aging research |
x |
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Navigation
and Spectrum Policy |
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Coordinate
performance monitoring of the GPS civil signal with all civilian agencies |
|
x |
Assure
uninterrupted access to radio spectrum for safety-of-life radionavigation
services and system |
|
x |
Support
the development and launch of GPS satellites with the new L5 "safety of life"
signals |
|
x |
Safety,
Energy, and Environment |
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Assess
the effectiveness of various techniques for accelerating application and
adoption of safety technologies |
|
x |
Pipeline
Safety |
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|
Improvements
in pipeline damage prevention and leak detection |
|
x |
Improvements
in pipeline operations, controls, and monitoring |
|
x |
Improvements
in material performance and other pipeline safety issues |
|
x |