TOOL, INC. — Department of Transportation SBIR Phase II: 142NH1
TOOL, 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 $499,000. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $499,000
- Agency
- Department of Transportation
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- 142NH1
- Solicitation
- DTRT5714RSBIR2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2016-04-20 → 2018-04-20
Description
Federal regulations require a seat belt assembly with a locking lap belt to be available in passenger seating positions to securely accommodate a child restraint system. More recently, federal regulations have been updated to improve the quality of the child restraint system and the mechanisms by which it is secured. However, there are restrictions on total weight capacities for new restraint systems, which would then require using the seat belt. Consequently, it is critical for the safety of those passengers to continue to improve on the design of the locking mechanisms that secure those systems in those cars. Building on its previous work, Tool, Inc. will design, develop, and evaluate potential countermeasures in preparation for future commercialization.