The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather input to inform future NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) research in Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology. NASA seeks to identify major technical barriers to increased use of 5- to 1000-lb VTOL UAS for civil missions. NASA will focus research efforts on vehicle technologies to enable a new generation of VTOL UAS that are low-noise, low-emission, and significantly more durable, efficient and reliable than current configurations. Integration of UAS in the airspace is also being addressed by NASA but this RFI is specifically targeted at vehicle technology.
Please see the attached RFI for additional information and response criteria.
Susan A. Gorton, Email LARC-RFI-UAS-2017@mail.nasa.gov