TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Control and Tracking for Tethered Airborne Vehicles (LAR-TOPS-40)
ID: T2P-LaRC-00051Type: Special Notice
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONUS

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Space Research and Technology (927110)

PSC

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS (9999)

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https://sam.gov/opp/fe2a4c8f004b413d9b90a6edb57ddf42/view
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    Posted Apr 26, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC
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    Updated Apr 26, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC
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    Due Apr 26, 2025, 9:00 PM UTC
Description

Special Notice NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION is seeking companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market a technology for control and tracking of tethered airborne vehicles. The technology consists of a hardware and software control system that tracks the flight of kite-like tethered vehicles using a pan-tilt platform, a visible-spectrum digital camera, and tracking control software. The system controls the flight of the vehicle to keep its position on a Figure-8 trajectory, maximizing velocity. NASA is looking for development partners to make the system more robust and user-friendly by testing it in real-world systems. Interested parties can submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). For more information, contact Langley Research Center. No follow-on procurement is expected from this notice.

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LARC-DL-technologygateway@mail.nasa.gov
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