MTRI INC — Department of Transportation SBIR Phase II: 190-FR6
MTRI INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Transportation.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Transportation funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $282,897. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Topic code 190-FR6 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $282,897
- Agency
- Department of Transportation
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- 190-FR6
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MI
- Period
- 2020-09-24 → 2022-03-28
Description
Drone–based assessment of rail grade crossings offers a great potential for rapid assessment of hang-up condition, visual sight line analysis, and crossing infrastructure. Through the Phase I SBIR, a proof-of-concept system was demonstrated at highway-rail crossings near Chelsea, MI with partner review. The collected imagery was processed through 3D photogrammetric software to produce high resolution digital elevation models (DEMs). It was demonstrated how the DEMs could be used for analysis of humped crossings and visual sight lines through a customized ArcGIS Pro workflow. Automated sign identification was demonstrated through use of an online machine learning tool. The Phase II SBIR project seeks to fully automate the Railroad Grade Crossing Viewshed and Automated Profile Assessment Tools as documented in the Phase I final report. With an emphasis on rapid drone data collection and the use of high accuracy GPS, MTRI Inc. seeks to provide commercially-available, timely, and accurate inspection of rail grade crossing and surrounding areas. The addition of a secure website will enable a user-friendly method for customers to request crossings to be inspected, send data to be analyzed by MTRI Inc., and receive all final products and reports based on the results of the automated tools.