SBIR/STTR Research Award
PROXIMITY INDICATOR FOR SCHOOL BUS OCCUPANT SAFETY
Award amount
$46,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Wrtb Inc Dba/k-ii Enterprises
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
A SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A CHILD IN BLIND SPOTS AROUND BUSES BY USING BODY CAPACITANCE IS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROPOSAL. ANANALYSIS IS DONE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF COUPLING A LOW VOLTAGE 50 KHZ EXCITATION SIGNAL THROUGH THE PAVEMENT AND EARTH, THEN TO A DETECTION ELECTRODE POSITONED SUCH THATTHE BODY CAPACITANCE OF A CHILD IN THE SIGNAL PATH CAUSES A DISCERNIBLE LEVEL CHANGE. SIGNAL PROCESSING TOPOLOGY FOR A FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM IS PRO- POSED, AND RESEARCH REQUIRED TO SPECIFY PERFORMANCE AND DE-SIGN REQIREMENTS IS DETAILED.
Technology keywords
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