SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Strobing to Mitigate Vibration for Display Legibility (TOP2-198)
- Notice Date
- 1/16/2020 8:10:12 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-ARC-00029
- Response Due
- 1/15/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/30/2021
- Point of Contact
- Ames Research Center
- E-Mail Address
-
ARC-TechTransfer@mail.nasa.gov
(ARC-TechTransfer@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 has developed an innovative method and apparatus for reducing the visual blur of an object being viewed by an observer in a vibration environment.� This method mitigates the motion blur introduced when a display, and/or the operator reading it, is undergoing vibration (e.g., during the launch phase of spaceflight).� If both the operator and the display are undergoing vibration, their respective motion patterns need not be in phase.� This mitigation occurs when the display is illuminated at a strobing rate that corresponds with the frequency of the vibration.� This can be done either by strobing the ambient illumination in the environment (e.g., if the operator is reading a reflective surface display), or by strobing the display itself (e.g., strobing the backlighting of an electronic display). The dominant frequency of the vibration that requires mitigation can be known in advance, measured in real time, or predicted with simulation algorithms.� That frequency (or a lower frequency multiplier) is then used to drive the strobing rate of the illumination source.� For example, if the vibration frequency is 20 Hz, one could employ a strobe rate of 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, or 20 Hz, depending on which rate the operator finds the least intrusive.� The strobed illumination source can be internal or external to the display. Perceptual psychologists have long understood that strobed illumination can freeze moving objects in the visual field. This effect can be used for artistic effect or for technical applications.� The present innovation is instead applicable for environments in which the human observer rather than just the viewed object undergoes vibration.� Such environments include space, air, land, and sea vehicles, or on foot (e.g., walking or running on the ground or treadmills).� The technology itself can be integrated into handheld and fixed display panels, head-mounted displays, and cabin illumination for viewing printed materials. 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/TOP2-198If you have any questions, please contact Ames Research Center ARC-TechTransfer@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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