Rail Defect Detection System Prototype

Post Date

November 13th 2009

Application Due Date

November 30th 2009

No Explanation

Funding Opportunity Number

FR-RRD-09-001

CFDA Number(s)

20.313

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Only the Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego may apply for this program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $407000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $407000

Grant Description

The purpose of this grant is the improvement and the refinement of the rail defect detection prototype developed by the University of California at San Diego under previous FRA R&D grant. Specifically, all the performance issues identified during the prototypeÀs field testing at the Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, CO in July 2009 will be addressed and satisfactorily resolved. In addition, it provides for the testing and the demonstration of this new technology.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  DOT/Federal Railroad Administration

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• More Information:

  Rail Defect Detection System Prototype