Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2020-08-20 to 2022-12-30
Current total value of award: $398694
Description: THIS RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MACHINE VISION BASED BALLAST INSPECTION SYSTEM MOUNTED ON A MOVING PLATFORM. IT WILL BE A PORTABLE AND EFFICIENT TOOL THAT ACQUIRES CONSISTENT IMAGES AND LASER SCANS FROM LONGITUDINAL SHO