Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2022-08-09 to 2024-08-09
Current total value of award: $185556
Description: DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF NON-CONTACT, OPTICAL SENSING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING THE STATE OF GAGE FACE LUBRICATION, SPECIFICALLY WHETHER IT IS LUBRICATED (PRESENCE/ABSENCE) AND POSSIBLY THE LAYER THICKNESS