20.236 — Thermal Imaging Inspection System Demonstration Project/Safety

Program Summary and Objectives
  • Federal Agency:  federal motor carrier safety administration (fmcsa), department of transportation
  • Program Website: www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
  • Authorization: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Act of 2005, Title V, Subtitle E, Section 5513(a), Public Law 109-59.
  • Headquarters: Jeff Loftus, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Research and Analysis, Technology Division (MC-RRT), Telephone: (202) 385-2363, Fax: (202) 385-2422, jeff.loftus@dot.gov, 400 Virginia Avenue, S.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Office hours are from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a demonstration project that uses a thermal imaging inspection system (TIIS) that leverages state-of-the-art thermal imagery technology, integrated with signature recognition software, providing the capability to identify, in real time, faults and failures in tires, brakes and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles.

Examples of Projects Funded

None .

Program Accomplishments

Expected accomplishments are the demonstration of a thermal imaging inspection system (TIIS) that leverages state-of-the-art thermal imagery technology, integrated with signature recognition software, providing the capability to identify, in real time, faults and failures in tires, brakes and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles.

Program Obligations
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Direct Expenditures Over Time

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