SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: VTOL UAV with the Cruise Efficiency of a Conventional Fixed Wing UAV (LAR-TOPS-241)
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2019 11:58:24 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- T2P-LaRC-00028
- Response Due
- 12/18/2020 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/02/2021
- Point of Contact
- Langley Research Center
- E-Mail Address
-
LARC-DL-technologygateway@mail.nasa.gov
(LARC-DL-technologygateway@mail.nasa.gov)
- Description
- 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 Langley Research Center has developed Greased Lightning, the first UAV that combines vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability with long endurance flight.� Previously these two capabilities have been considered mutually exclusive.� For example, helicopters offer VTOL capability, yet are inefficient for long-endurance travel.� The UAV market is large (multi-billion USD) and growing, with a global reach and many regional markets.� This presents numerous opportunities and entry points for a new and superior UAV technology. The core technology that enables the Greased Lightning UAV is the aerodynamic efficiency it achieves in its cruise configuration.� Electric motors at each propeller negate the need for drive shafts and gearing which enables this Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) aircraft configuration.� The design is intended to utilize a hybrid electric drive system that includes small diesel engines which drive alternators to power the electric motors and to charge an on-board battery system.� The batteries provide the power boost needed for VTOL and hovering.� Numerous other novel design elements are incorporated, such as folding propellers to minimize drag when not in operation, such that the propulsive efficiency can be nearly ideal at both hover and wing borne flight conditions. 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-241 If you have any questions, please contact Langley Research Center at LARC-DL-technologygateway@mail.nasa.gov� with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information.� For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at�https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA�s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities.��No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
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- SN05522238-F 20191222/191220230149 (samdaily.us)
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