- Country: USA
- Summary: Technology Transfer Opportunity: Control and Tracking for Tethered Airborne Vehicles (Lar-Tops-40)
- UST Ref No: 100533654
- Deadline: 26 Apr 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: T2P-LaRC-00051
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NASA-s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.
THE TECHNOLOGY:
NASA's Langley Research Center has designed a conceptual hardware and software control system to track the flight of kite-like tethered vehicles. The control system consists of a pan-tilt platform and a visible-spectrum digital camera, combined with tracking control software running on a standard PC. The system controls the flight of the vehicle to keep its position on a Figure-8 trajectory, maximizing velocity (but within limits). NASA demonstrated the control system and pre-beta software and is seeking development partners to make it more robust and user-friendly by testing in real world systems.
The technology of the system controls and tracks the flight of tethered vehicles. Comprised of a camera, load cells, encoders, an anemometer, and software, the tracking system is based on digital photo analysis. The system tracks where the kite is 30 times every second. The controller makes an adjustment to the tether winch to keep the kite in the controlled trajectory to maximize high velocities without exceeding the limits of the hardware. The design consists of two tethers (each with its own servo motor) and a pan-tilt unit to extend the field of view of the camera. NASA has flown a conceptual scaled system. A video of the demo is available on the website (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCfw1B2XGQc). The system software is considered to be at the pre-beta stage.
To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA-s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LAR-TOPS-40
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CLICK HERE TO LOGINTechnology Transfer Opportunity: Control and Tracking for Tethered Airborne Vehicles (Lar-Tops-40) - USA Tender
The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Technology Transfer Opportunity: Control and Tracking for Tethered Airborne Vehicles (Lar-Tops-40). This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 100533654 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-04-26.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
