U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
2001 Phase I and Phase II Awards
Solicitation Number DOT-SBIR-OST-00-1, DTRS57-01-R-SBIR
- Phase I Awards (Six Months Period of Performance)
- Phase II Awards (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
2001 Phase I Awards
Phase I (Six Months Period of Performance)
| Awardee Name Address Research Topic Title |
Topic Number |
Contract Value |
| APTEK, Inc 1257 Lake Plaza Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80906 "Software Package for Material Model Evaluation" Principal Investigator: Yvonne D. Murray |
00-FH7 | $99,991 |
| Creare, Inc. PO Box 71 Hanover, NH 03755-0071 "A Low Cost IR-Enhanced Video System for Early Obstacle Warning" Principal Investigator: Bruce Pilvelait |
00-FH1 | $99,761 |
| Cybernet Systems Corp. (W) 727 Airport Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1639 "Low Cost Navigation System to Augment GPS Receivers in General Aviation Aircraft" Principal Investigator: George Paul |
01-FA5 | $99,663 |
| DACAR, Inc. (W) PO Box 87 Whitinsville, MA 01588-0087 "A System to Educate the Public's about the Nation's Highway System" Principal Investigator: David Clark |
00-FH5 | $99,563 |
| Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. 2425 Ridgecrest Drive, SE Albuquerque, NM 87122 "Video Detection and Image Processing Systems for Traffic Law Enforcement" Principal Investigator: Thomas A. Tumolillo |
00-NH1 | $100,000 |
| Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Ave. Waltham, MA 02451 "Innovative Emergency Passenger Window System for Rail Vehicles" Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Kokkins |
01-FR2 | $99,929 |
| Global Learning Systems, Inc. 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 "Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Assessment Tool" Principal Investigator: Dr. Robin Inlander |
01-FM1 | $99,884 |
| Handiplate 20527 Big Rock Drive Malibu, CA 90265 "Development of Handiplate Accessible Parking Placard" Principal Investigator: Lawrence B. Albers |
00-FH13 | $100,000 |
| Intelligent Automation, Inc. (W) 7519 Standish Place, Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20855 "Aircraft Wiring Integrity Verification using Pseudo-random Binary Sequence" Principal Investigator: Leonard Haynes |
01-FA6 | $100,000 |
| Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. 2520 W. 237th Street Torrance, CA 90505-5217 "Rim-Integrated-Pumps-Sensor (RIPS) Platform for Self-sensing and Inflation using MEMS Microsensors and Micropumps" Principal Investigator: Mr. Wayne Liu |
01-NH2 | $99,997 |
| LSA, Inc. (W) 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1300 Arlington, VA 22202-4302 "Low Cost Night Vision System for High Speed Vessel Operations" Principal Investigator: Russel Rud |
01-CG1 | $99,986 |
| Luna Innovations, Inc. 2851 Commerce Street, PO Box 11704 Blacksburg, VA 14062-1704 "Bluetooth Tire Failure Warning System" Principal Investigator: Matthew Palmer |
01-NH3 | $96,968 |
| Mainstream Engineering Corp. (M) 200 Yellow Place Rockledge, FL 32955 "Development of a Non-Forgeable Handicapped Parking Placard" Principal Investigator: Charlie Ramos |
00-FH13 | $99,927 |
| Management Sciences, Inc. (W) 6022 Constitution Avenue NE Albuquerque, NM 87110-5941 "A Neural Network-based System for Automated Detection of Wire Insulation Chafing from TDR/FDR Data" Principal Investigator: Carl Stern |
01-FA6 | $99,976 |
| Material Sciences Corp. 500 Office Center Drive, Suite 250 Fort Washington, PA 19034-3213 "Evaluation of Composite Joints in General Aviation (GA) Structures" Principal Investigator: Sailendra N. Chatterjee |
01-FA1 | $99,793 |
| Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (W) 800 Hearst Avenue Berkeley, CA 94710 "Sidewalk Assessment Process" Principal Investigator: Susan M. Goltsman |
00-FH9 | $99,999 |
| OPTIMUS Corporation (M) 8601 Georgia Ave. Suite 700 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3439 "Development of a Pedestrian Alert System (PAS)" Principal Investigator: Charles Rodgers |
00-FH1 | $98,358 |
| Paper Pilot Research, Inc. 46152 Aisquith Terrace Sterling, VA 20165-0776 "Inertial Navigation Safety System for General Aviation Aircraft" Principal Investigator: Mark R. Anderson |
01-FA5 | $92,194 |
| Road Processing Resources, Inc. 616 Lionshead Circle Vail, CO 81657 "Recycling of Portland Cement Concrete" Principal Investigator: Deems Pfaff |
00-FH8 | $100,000 |
| SayTech Corporation (W) 2804 E. 55th Place, Suite P Indianapolis, IN 46220 "The RISE Learning System" Principal Investigator: John M. Sayre |
00-FH2 | $100,000 |
| Science Research Laboratory, Inc. 15 Ward Street Somerville, MA 02143 "Light Deflection Wind Mapper" Principal Investigator: Peter Rostler |
00-FH14 | $74,963 |
| Sharma & Associates, Inc. (M) 5810 South Grant Street Hinsdale, IL 60521-4912 "Advanced Truck for High Speed Freight Operations" Principal Investigator: Vinaya Sharma |
01-FR1 | $99,635 |
| Sierra Nevada Corp. (W) 444 Salomon Circle Sparks, NV 89434-9651 "Calibration of an Autonomous Navigation System Using GPS and Machine Learning" Principal Investigator: Ian Gallimore |
01-FA5 | $99,717 |
| Simwright Inc. PO Box 5370 Navarre, FL 32566 "3D Terrestrial Imagery User Interface for Driveway Access Management" Principal Investigator: Kerry D. Chistopher |
00-FH4 | $99,798 |
| Solis Environmental PO Box 5207 Bryan, TX 77805 "Utilization of Native Grass and Forb Meadows as a Source for Native Seed Production" Principal Investigator: Wayne Crawley |
00-FH12 | $94,193 |
| Stephan Claesson & Associates, Inc. 5 Red Oak Lane Biddeford, ME 04005 "NESSI (New England Shipwreck Survey Initiative) Geographic Information System (GIS)" Principal Investigator: Stefan Claesson |
00-FH10 | $100,000 |
| System and Material Research Consultancy 19300 Crosswinds Circle Spicewood, TX 78669 "Synthesis of 4 BPC-based Thermoplastics and 1-kg Scale-Up of Best BPC-Based Resin" Principal Investigator: Alan V. Bray |
01-FA4 | $99,951 |
| TDA Research, Inc. 12345 W. 52nd Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 8003-1917 "A New Nanocomposite Rubber Liner for Tires" Principal Investigator: Andrew Myers |
01-NH1 | $100,000 |
| Vieux & Associates, Inc. (W) 1215 Crossroads Blvd. Suite 118 Norman, OK 73072-3359 "ITCAS-Intelligent Transportation Corridor Assessment Software" Principal Investigator: Jean E. Vieux |
00-FH3 | $96,659 |
| Williams-Pyro, Inc. (W) 2721 White Settlement Road Fort Worth, TX 76107 "Active Automated Diagnostic System for Aircrafts" Principal Investigator: Kartik Moorthy |
01-FA6 | $100,000 |
NOTE: (M) Denotes Minority and Disadvantaged Owned Small Business
(W) Denotes Women-Owned Small Business Concern
2001 Phase II Awards
Phase II (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
| Awardee Name Address Research Topic Title |
Topic Number |
Contract Value |
| Creative Pultrusions, Inc. 214 Industrial Lane Alum Bank, PA 15521-0006 "Innovative Multi-cellular Pultruded Composite Guardrail" Principal Investigator: Shane E. Weyant |
98-FH1 | $498,715 |
| Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Avenue Waltham, MA 02451-1196 "Roadway Pavement Condition Sensor" Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey H. Everson |
99-NH2 | $299,956 |
| ImageCorp, Inc. 6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 106 Greenbelt, MD 20770 "A System for Automated Analysis of Driver Glance Videos" Principal Investigator: Chandra Shekhar |
99-NH3 | $300,000 |
| Information in Place, Inc. 501 North Morton Street, Suite 206 Bloomington, IN 47404-3703 "Creating a Global Infrastructure for Virtual Aids to Navigation (vATON) and Information System (vATONIS)" Principal Investigator: Sonny E. Kirkley |
99-CG1 | $300,000 |
| Lighting Innovation, LLC 28120 Belcourt Road Pepper Pike, OH 44124-5618 "Development of Fiber Optic Approach Lighting Systems Part One: Development of LED Threshold Lights" Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard L. Hansler |
97-FA3 | $265,040 |
| MER Corporation 7960 S. Kolb Road Tucson, AZ 85706-9237 "Development of Light-Weight, Low-Cost Multichannels Membrane Reformer" Principal Investigator: Dr. R.O. Loutfy |
99-RS1 | $250,000 |
| Thoughtventions Unlimited, LLC 40 Nutmeg Lane Glastonbury, CT 06033-2314 "An Optimized Semi-Flush Flasher" Principal Investigator: Stephen C. Bates |
99-FA5 | $750,000 |
NOTE: (M) Denotes Minority and Disadvantaged Owned Small Business
(W) Denotes Women-Owned Small Business Concern