SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- Licensing Opportunity: Multimodal Communication System
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6192
- ZIP Code
- 37831-6192
- Solicitation Number
- ORNL-TT-2018-02
- Archive Date
- 9/26/2020
- Point of Contact
- Eugene Cochran, Phone: 865-576-2830, Michael J Paulus, Phone: 8655741051
- E-Mail Address
-
cochraner@ornl.gov, paulusmj@ornl.gov
(cochraner@ornl.gov, paulusmj@ornl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- UT-Battelle, LLC, acting under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the management and operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is seeking commercialization partners for its Multimodal Communication System (MCS) technology. The ORNL Technology Transfer Office will accept license applications through September 12, 2018. MCS was created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to provide reliable and robust command and control (C2) of unmanned vehicles (UVs). MCS is particularly well-suited for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and swarm operations. MCS is built around a secure IP-based cloud server and is designed to provide redundant (multimodal) communication pathways. Historically, UV control systems were built around short-range but relatively fast, low-latency line-of-sight (LOS) radio links; however, there is now a growing desire to operate UVs in more complex scenarios including large numbers of vehicles operating simultaneously and BVLOS. Currently available LOS radio systems and communication protocols not only limit the range of UVs from the ground control station, but also have an intrinsic lack of features required for effective and safe BVLOS operations. Unfortunately, replacing LOS radios with a more appropriate solution is not a simple task because there is a strong interconnection between the control systems and the LOS radios they were designed to be used with. For widespread adoption, it is desirable that a next-generation solution not only implement the necessary features to support safe and effective multi-agent and BVLOS operating scenarios, but also maintain compatibility with proprietary and open-source control systems. The MCS system includes hardware, firmware, server architecture and user interface software built around a novel UV control protocol. The MCS protocol was developed to provide C2 in challenging, next-generation UV link environments including support for variable-latency connections. The MCS protocol implements the following novel functions: •Multi-pilot and multi-vehicle C2 is supported with the MCS system by providing command deduplication algorithms and state message sequencing. •The MCS system provides true command receipt verification by implementing a command sequence algorithm. •MCS is designed to be compatible with high-latency (e.g. satellite) links by providing higher-level autonomy which keeps the vehicle on task even during periods of lost communication. •MCS segments large numbers of vehicles with routing tables based on groups called comm groups. UVs within a comm group self-form into an ad-hoc network and can then communicate with each other using standard TCP/IP. List of related inventions: ORNL ID201704038: Multimodal Communication System. Software associated with this invention may also be available for licensing, pending approval by the Department of Energy. Link: https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/documents/201704038.pdf For additional information and license application, contact Eugene Cochran, Commercialization Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, cochraner@ornl.gov, 865-576-2830.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6196, United States
- Zip Code: 37831-6196
- Zip Code: 37831-6196
- Record
- SN05031648-W 20180812/180810230928-30d3d092293aeb0468aaa0c787beae6c (fbodaily.com)
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