FY15 Supplemental to RAIL DEFECT DETECTION PROTOTYPE: AIR-COUPLED RAIL INSPECTION IMPROVEMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT
Post Date
April 29th 2015
Application Due Date
May 15th 2015
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Funding Opportunity Number
FR-RRD-15-007
CFDA Number(s)
20.313
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligibility Categories
Only the The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego is eligible to apply for this grant.
Funding
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Award Range:
$0 - $295795
Grant Description
his grant amendment will provide additional funding and time for further prototype improvements based on the lessons learned from the TTC field test. Specifically, the testing speed will be increased to levels comparable with conventional ultrasonic rail inspections, in the range of 10-15 mph, and a better solution than heavy water spray will be found to minimize rail-wheel interaction noise. In addition, the coverage of the system will be increased from the current middle and gage side of the railhead to include the field side of the rail head. The additional work under this amendment includes a second field test of the air-coupled system, at sustained speeds, in the fall of 2015 and a third test/demonstration to industry in spring/summer of 2016. It is expected that, with the success of these planned field tests, technology acceptance and deployment will readily follow, to further the FRA mission of US railroad safety.
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Agency
Department of Transportation
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DOT/Federal Railroad Administration
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