Attachment_No._F.1-_Technology_Readiness_Levels.pdf

FHWA Broad Agency Announcement No. 693JJ319R00000 Attachment No. F.1

ATTACHMENT NO. F. 1 – TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS

Table 1a. Stages Research, Development, and Implementation defined under the TRL Scale

Category TRL Description To achieve the given TRL, you must answer yes to EVERY question. Discuss any uncertain answers.

Basic Research

Basic principles and research

• Do basic scientific principles support the concept?

• Has the technology development methodology or approach been developed?

Application formulated

• Are potential system applications identified?

• Are system components and the user interface at least partly described?

• Do preliminary analyses or experiments confirm that the application might meet the user need?

Proof of concept

• Are system performance metrics established?

• Is system feasibility fully established?

• Do experiments or modeling and simulation validate performance predictions of system capability?

• Does the technology address a need or introduce an innovation in the field of transportation?

FHWA Broad Agency Announcement No. 693JJ319R00000 Attachment No. F.1

Table 1b. Stages Research, Development, and Implementation defined under the TRL Scale

Category TRL Description To achieve the given TRL, you must answer yes to EVERY question. Discuss any uncertain answers.

Applied Research

Components validated in laboratory environment

• Are end-user requirements documented?

• Does a plausible draft integration plan exist, and is component compatibility demonstrated?

• Were individual components successfully tested in a laboratory environment (a fully controlled test environment where a limited number of critical functions are tested)?

Integrated components demonstrated in a laboratory environment

• Are external and internal system interfaces documented?

• Are target and minimum operational requirements developed?

• Is component integration demonstrated in a laboratory environment (i.e., fully controlled setting)?

Development

Prototype demonstrated in relevant environment

• Is the operational environment (i.e., user community, physical environment, and input data characteristics, as appropriate) fully known?

• Was the prototype tested in a realistic and relevant environment outside the laboratory?

• Does the prototype satisfy all operational requirements when confronted with realistic problems?

Prototype demonstrated in operational environment

• Are available components representative of production components?

• Is the fully integrated prototype demonstrated in an operational environment (i.e., real-world conditions, including the user community)?

• Are all interfaces tested individually under stressed and anomalous conditions?

Innovation proven in operational environment

• Are all system components form-, fit-, and function-compatible with each other and with the operational environment?

• Is the technology proven in an operational environment (i.e., meet target performance measures)?

• Was a rigorous test and evaluation process completed successfully?

• Does the technology meet its stated purpose and functionality as designed?

Implement-ation 9

Technology refined and adopted

•Is the technology deployed in its intended operational environment?

•Is information about the technology disseminated to the user community?

•Is the technology adopted by the user community?