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BLISS: Big Data Leveraged Intersection Safety System

Description: BLISS integrates advanced sensing, data fusion, and predictive analytics to anticipate, prevent, and mitigate unsafe conditions at intersections, prioritizing the safety of drivers and vulnerable road users. Utilizing a combination of high-resolution cameras, LiDAR, radar, and machine learning algorithms, BLISS offers a comprehensive approach...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Subasish Das, Rohit Chakraborty

Keywords(s): Smart City Infrastructure, Traffic Management, Urban Planning

Category(s): Transportation, Data/AI

Use of Recycled Superabsorbent Polymers (SAPs) to Create Multifunctional Concrete

Description: This technology integrates superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) into Portland cement concrete to enhance its material properties and serviceability. SAPs, with their ability to absorb water or aqueous solutions up to 500 times their own mass, introduce significant improvements in concrete, including reduced shrinkage cracking, enhanced mechanical...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jung Heum Yeon, Rohit Chakraborty

Keywords(s): Concrete, Recycled Superabsorbent Polymers, Self-healing Concrete

Category(s): Materials, Engineering, Transportation, Energy/Environment

SafeR: the Safest Routing Tool

Description: SafeR is a pioneering technology designed to integrate safe route-finding into road navigation systems by considering not just the fastest, but the safest routes. By synthesizing existing research and addressing gaps, SafeR utilizes multi-source real-time data to provide safety-based probability scores for different routes, enhancing overall...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Subasish Das, David Mills

Keywords(s): Commute, Routes, Safety, Transportation

Category(s): Transportation, Data/AI, Software

Three-dimensional photometric reconstruction based automated air-void segmentation system for hardened concrete

Description: The system comprises a hardware setup for capturing high-resolution images of concrete specimens and a software sub-system for data processing and 3D reconstruction. Utilizing a Sony α 7R II camera and six LED lights, the hardware captures images at a resolution capable of identifying air voids as small as 10 μm. The software...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jueqiang Tao, Haitao Gong, Xiaohua Luo, Feng Wang, Yaxiong Huang

Keywords(s): 3D Reconstruction, Air Voids, Automated Segmentation, Hardened Concrete, Image Processing

Category(s): Engineering, Transportation, Data/AI

A novel steel-shape memory alloy hybrid damper for energy mitigation

Description: This invention introduces a novel hybrid cushion damper that leverages the strengths of both steel and shape memory alloy (SMA) for optimized performance in energy dissipation and self-centering. The damper features a unique design where steel and SMA components are combined using specialized bolt configurations. The steel part adopts...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Ahmet Güllü, Togay Ozbakkaloglu

Keywords(s): Civil Infrastructure, Metallic Damper, Natural Hazard, Passive Energy Dissipation, Shape Memory Alloy

Category(s): Engineering, Transportation