MARKETING AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF SPVD APPLICATIONS

KVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE USES FOR THE SELF POWERED VEHICLE DETECTOR (SPVD) AND TO MODIFY THE EXISTING DESIGN, IF REQUIRED, TO MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW APPLICATIONS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED SBIR PHASE IEFFORT CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES: RESEARCH INTO THE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF SPVD TECHNOLOGY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RESEARCH; GENERATION AND DELIVERY OF A COMPREHENSIVE USER ANALYSIS FOR THE RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS; AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED SPVD DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION TO OPTIMIZE COST, MANUFACTURABILITY, AND PERFORMANCE FOR THE SELECTED APPLICATIONS. KVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO USE COMPUTERIZED DATABASE SERVICE TO PERFORM THE APPLICATIONS AND USER RESEARCH AND TO EMPLOY ITS EXTENSIVE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGN ANALYSIS. THE FINAL REPORT WILL PROVIDE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AND A SPECIFICATION FOR SPVD MODIFICATIONS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SELECTED APPLICATIONS.]