TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Sensor Network for Air Vehicle (TOP2-280)

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: Aircraft currently fly based on coarse estimations of environment and aircraft state. Real time measurements are traditionally restricted to laboratory environments (e.g. wind tunnel) due to the size and weight of instrumentation. This novel and patent-pending invention from NASA Ames is a distributed system for sensing the environmental and structural conditions of an air vehicle. It consists of many identical lightweight and low power network modules that can connect to each other as well as to a number of different sensors of any type. The resulting network produces a robust, responsive system that can transfer structural and environmental information into actionable control objectives in real-time. Real-time in flight measurement capability can inform new control methods, leading to quicker and more precise aircraft control, as well as significantly increased efficiency. 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/apply/license/TOP2-280 If you have any questions, please contact the NASA Ames Technology Transfer Office at [email protected] 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 .