Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2020-05-29 to 2023-05-26
Current total value of award: $379370
Description: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CLASSIFYING POTENTIAL VEHICLE-BRIDGE STRIKES BASED ON ACCELERATION SIGNATURES RECEIVED FROM SENSING EQUIPMENT ON A BRIDGE AND, IF A STRIKE IS DETECTED, CHARACTERIZING THE STRIKE AND LOCALIZING POT