| Advanced Materials/Structural Safety |
|
|
| Knowledge
base for the safe use of advanced materials in aircraft |
x |
|
| Aging
Aircraft |
|
|
| New
technologies and tools to ensure the continued airworthiness of aircraft
structures, components, and systems |
x |
|
| Aircraft
Catastrophic Failure Prevention |
|
|
| Guidelines
for the use of explicit finite element analysis for analyzing engine failures |
x |
|
| Airport
Technology |
|
|
| Improved
visual guidance systems to reduce runway incursions |
x |
x |
| Improved
airport design methods and improved runway friction |
x |
x |
| Fire
Research and Safety |
|
|
| Improved
fire-test criteria for hidden materials |
x |
|
| Propulsion
and Fuel Systems |
|
|
| Tools,
guidelines, and data to support improvements in turbine engine certification
requirements |
x |
|
| Unmanned
Aircraft Systems |
|
|
| Identify,
assess, develop, and test flight termination technologies and procedures |
x |
|
| Perform
risk assessments and develop risk management concepts, models, and tools |
x |
|
| Develop
and analyze methodologies for safety management of operations |
x |
x |
| Center
for Excellence in Rural Safety |
|
|
| Disseminate
safety countermeasures to counties and localities |
x |
x |
| Center
for Surface Transportation Safety |
|
|
| Research
results on examination of advanced roadway delineation and lighting systems |
x |
x |
| Cooperative
Intersection Collision Avoidance |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| System
requirements and test specifications |
x |
|
| Prototype
system |
x |
|
| Field
operational test |
|
x |
| Safety Research and
Innovation Deployment |
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
| VII
system architecture |
x |
|
| Prototype
design |
x |
|
| Proof-of-concept
tests |
x |
|
| Improve
Safety of Commercial Motor Vehicles |
|
|
| Research
hazardous materials cargo tank design |
x |
|
| Conduct
a field operational test of indirect viewing systems |
x |
|
| Research
cargo tanks in lethal service |
x |
|
| Railroad
System Issues |
|
|
| Research
to reduce rail-related accidents and incidents |
x |
x |
| Rolling
Stock and Components |
|
|
| Research
into vehicle components that will reduce accidents and injuries |
x |
x |
| Track
and Structures |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| Research
into Positive Train Control systems that will reduce the likelihood of train
collisions |
x |
x |
| Identify
Solutions to Improve Transit Safety |
|
|
| Demonstrate
methods, techniques, and technologies to improve safety |
x |
x |
| Update
FTA Subway Environmental Simulation Software |
x |
|
| Fire
materials testing |
x |
|
| Crash
Avoidance Initiative |
|
|
| Develop
and validate crash avoidance test procedures |
|
x |
| Heavy
Vehicles |
|
|
| Complete
safety benefits evaluation of truck tractor and semi-trailer stability
control technologies |
x |
|
| 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 |
|
|
| Complete
tire aging research |
x |
|
| Navigation
and Spectrum Policy |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| Assess
the effectiveness of various techniques for accelerating application and
adoption of safety technologies |
|
x |
| Pipeline
Safety |
|
|
| 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 |
