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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

2005 Phase I and II Awards


2005 Phase I Awards (Six Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Number DTRS57-05-R-SBIR
Awardee Topic Number Contract Value
Elliott Tech LLC
114 Salem Towne Court
Apex, NC 27502-2311
"In Vehicle Collision Warning System (IVCWS)"
Principal Investigator: Scott D. Elliott
Phone: 919-303-6230
04-FH1 $90,724
FBS, Inc.
2134 Sandy Drive, Suite 14
State College, PA 16803-2292
"Feasibility of an Ultrasonic Based Instrument for Assessing In-situ Pipeline Coatings"
Principal Investigator: Michael J. Avioli Jr.
Phone: 814-234-3437
05-PH1 $97,366
Intelligent Automation, Inc. (W)
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855-2735
"In-Line Nondestructive Inspection of Mechanical Defects in Pipelines with Shear Horizontal Wave EMAT"
Principal Investigator: Xiaoliang Zhao
Phone: 301-294-5232
05-PH1 $100,000
Laser Technology, Inc.
1055 West Germantown Pike
Norristown, PA 19043
"Compact Laser Shearography System for Crack Detection"
Principal Investigator: John W. Newman
Phone: 610-631-5043 x14
05-FH1 $95,914
MIDE Technology Corp.
200 Boston Avenue, Suite 1000
Medford, MA 02155
"Wireless Brake Shoe Force Measurement System"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marthinus Van Schoor
Phone: 781-306-0609 x223
04-FR1 $100,000
The Wesson Group
1407 Wooldridge Drive
Austin, TX 78703-2529
"Voice Activated Cockpit for General Aviation"
Principal Investigator: Robert B. Wesson
Phone: 512-751-8039
05-FA1 $100,000
VehicleSense, Inc. (M)
625 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 5
P.O. Box 390512
Cambridge, MA 02139
"Wireless Magnetic Workzone System"
Principal Investigator: John Fallon
Phone: 617-491-0407
05-FH2 $95,500

2005 Phase II Awards (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Number DTRS57-02-R-SBIR/DTRS57-03-R-SBIR
Awardee Topic Number Contract Value
Dynamic Research, Inc.
355 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 200
Torrance, CA 90501
"Software to calculate occupant forces in real-world crashes"
Principal Investigator: John W. Zellner
Phone: 310-212-5211
02-NH1 $299,485
Infoscitex Corporation
16 Longmeadow Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
"Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor to Measure Relative Humidity in Concrete"
Principal Investigator: Dr. C. Munkholm
Phone: 781-890-1338 X239
03-FH3 $749,909
Precision Traffic Systems Corp.
1101 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Suite G-110
Austin, TX 78746
"Real Time Linux Operating System for ATC"
Principal Investigator: Dean W. Teffer
Phone: 512-637-0066
03-FH5 $746,559
Physical Sciences, Inc
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
"Infrasonic Frequency Seismic Sensor System for Pipeline Integrity Management"
Principal Investigator: Gary E. Galica
Phone: 978-689-0003
03-RS1 $748,308

NOTE: (M) Denotes Minority and Disadvantaged Owned Small Business
(W) Denotes Women-Owned Small Business Concern