99--TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY VARIABLE PERMEABILITY MAGNETOMETER FORAEROSPACE APPLICATIONS: LAR-18544-1

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA 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: Scientists at NASA Langley Research Center have developed a magnetometer, which takes advantage of the unique variable permeability properties of Metglas 2714A magnetic material. By measuring directly the inductive reactance of a simple right circular cylindrical search coil through the application of current from a high output impedance current source driven with a 10kHz sinusoidal voltage, we have produced a magnetic field sensor having a 700 Hz bandwidth, good linearity, and excellent noise performance with sensitivity at least as good as the 0.1 nTesla range. The design is easier to fabricate than flux gate designs and does not require cryogenics. It is also inherently stable in a variety of environmental conditions, such as fluctuating temperature. NASA is seeking to license this technology commercially. To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. Please also provide the nature of your interest in the technology along with a brief background of your company. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at http://technology.nasa.gov/ . These responses are provided to members of NASA Langleys Office of Strategic Analysis and Business Development OSACB 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. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, OSACB will follow the required formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.