Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

2008 DOT SBIR Phase I Recommendations, FY08.1


081-FH1   Balancing Safety and Capacity in an Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System

081-FH1-002   Sabra Wang & Associates
1504 Joh Avenue, Suite 160
Baltimore, MD   21227
PI: Dr. Ziad Sabra
Phone: 410-737-6564
Balancing Safety and Capacity in an Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System


081-FH2   High Efficiency Pedestrian Sidewalk Assessment Process

081-FH2-002   Beneficial Designs, Inc.
2240 Meridian Blvd. Suite C
Minden, NV   89423-8628
PI: Peter W. Axelson
Phone: 775-783-8822 x121
Public Rights-of-Way Assessment Instrumentation to Determine Accessibility


081-FH3   Development of Equipment Washers for Invasive Plant Prevention

081-FH3-001   S-K Environmental
219 Rodeo Trail Road, P.O. Box 4
Okanogan, WA   98840-0004
PI: Shelia Kennedy
Phone: 509-322-6909
WASH DOTS Invasive Plant Protection Wash Units


081-FH4   Motorcycle Detection, Classification and Characterization

081-FH4-009   Migma Systems, Inc.
1600 Providence Highway
Walpole, MA   02081
PI: Bo Ling
Phone: 508-660-0328
A New Multi-Sensor Hybrid System for Motorcycle Detection and Classification


081-FH5   Open Source Microscopic Flow Model for Researchers, Universities & Special Projects

081-FH5-005   New Global Systems for Intelligent Transportation Management
17 Bulldog Circle, P.O. Box 3566
Mississippi State, MS   39652-3566
PI: Li Zhang
Phone: 662-325-9362
Microscopic Traffic Flow Simulation Models - An Open Source Approach


081-FH6   Low Cost Bridge Structural Monitoring Technology/Turning Structural Monitoring Data into Decision-Making Information

081-FH6-021   Intelligent Automation Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive, suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855
PI: Dr. George Zhao
Phone: 301-294-5232
A Novel Multi-Sensor Wireless Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring


081-FR1   Compact Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System

No recommendation


081-FR2   In-Motion Rail Temperature Measurement Unit

081-FR2-006   En'Urga Inc.
1291-A Cumberland Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1385
PI: Yudaya Sivathanu
Phone: 765-497-3269 x25
A Miniature Non-Contact Rail Temperature Sensor


081-FR3   Non-Contact Distance Measuring Device

081-FR3-003   Systems and Materials Research Corporation
1300 W. Koenig Lane, suite 230
Austin, TX 78756
PI: Alan Bray
Phone: 512-263-0822
Microwave measurement of rail distance traveled


081-FR4   Non-Contact Track Gage Measurement Device

081-FR4-004   dFuzion Inc.
21536 Iredell Terrace
Ashburn, VA 20148-5032
PI: Robert J. Borgovini
Phone: 703-946-8961
Non-Contact Track Gage Measurement System (NC-TGMS)


081-FR5   Advanced Parking Brake

No recommendation


081-FR6   Cursory and Non-regulatory Removable Safety Appliances for Intermodel or Semi-Permanently Attached Railcars

No recommendation - FY08.1 SBIR solicitation topic reissued in FY08.2 solicitation


081-NH1   Use of Technology for Understanding and Calculating Pedestrian Exposure

081-NH1-003   Calspan Corporation
4455 Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY   14225
PI: Daniel P. Fuglewicz
Phone: 716-631-6729
Pedestrian Exposure Measurement Technology Development


081-NH2   Development of Methods/Technology for Collecting Motorcycle Exposure and Crash Factor Data

081-NH2-005   Autonomous Innovations, Inc.
1800 Old Pecos Trail, Suite 1
Santa Fe, NM   87505
PI: Richard Kellner
Phone: 505-983-2973
Collection of Motorcycle Exposure and Crash Factor Data


081-PH1   Pipeline Safety
  1. Development of Tools for In-field Pipeline Repairs
  2. Nanotechnology tools for Internal Corrosion of Pipelines

081-PH1-007   Odyssian Technology, LLC
511 E. Colfax Avenue
South Bend, IN   46617-2715
PI: Barton Bennett
Phone: 574-257-7555
New In-field Composite Repair Techniques for Transmission or Distribution Pipelines


081-PH1-006   Integran Technologies U.S.A., Inc.
2541 Appletree Drive
Pittsburgh, PA   15241
PI: Dr. Virgil Provenzano
Phone: 301-675-3730
Structural Repair of Steel Piping by In-Situ Sleeving of Nanostructured Materials


081-PH2   Hazardous Materials
  1. Methods for Transmitting and Transferring Hazardous Material Shipment Information Electronically
  2. Improvement of Data Collection from Incidents Involving Hazardous Materials
  3. Using Handheld Devices to Assist in Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents

081-PH2-004   Drakontas, LLC
200 Federal Street, Suite 300
Camden, NJ   08103
PI: Dr. Alan Kaplan
Phone: 215-887-5570
Reducing Traffic Pressure During Hazmat Incidents By Utilizing Situation Awareness Capabilities


These are the FY08.1 DOT SBIR phase I recommendations
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