SBIR/STTR Research Award
Roadway Pavement Condition Sensor
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- FOSTER-MILLER, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- XDF1FRDG8KK4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
This Phase II SBIUR (Small Business Innovative Research) proposal is based on work accomplished by Foster-Miller, Inc. and Battelle Memorial Institute during a prior Phase I SBIR program under contract DTRS57-99-C-00090. The purpose of the Phase I program was to develop an in-vehicle sensor to measure roadway surface conditions and, from these measurements, determine the coefficient of friction between the tire and the roadway. Consequently, we developed an approach based on prior research efforts and simplified them by using newer technologies. The physical basis of our system depends on the coefficient of friction and slip and is supported by a hardware suite that consists of an electro-optical sensor, highway pavement databases, GPS receiver, and a method to determine ground speed. Applications for this pavement condition sensor include adaptive cruise control, safety systems for lateral/longitudinal crash avoidance and highway condition assessment for adverse weather treatment
Technology keywords
Not reported
Research funding history
924 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2006). Reported award amounts total $172,256,128. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency