Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Roseville, MN 55126, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
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Research Type
STTR Phase I
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aster Labs, Inc. for the development and demonstration of new capabilities in decentralized control of large heterogeneous vehicle swarms using reinforcement learning. The $124,855 contract focuses on three main tasks: approximate optimal control for large swarms, communication-less swarm coordination implementation, and human-swarm interactions via supervised reinforcement learning. The objective is to adapt and use reinforcement learning solutions to the optimal control problem for swarming spacecraft. The contract is a total small business set-aside, indicating it is reserved for small business concerns.