CAMELOTT-MATVAL – CAMELOTT-MATVAL

The present project aims first of all to continue the maturation and the TRL increase (from TRL 4 to TRL 5-6) of MEMS micro-sensors and micro-actuators disruptive technologies, associated electronics and integration solutions, developed in the initial project ANR Astrid CAMELOTT [10 / 2014-01 / 2018]. The main focus will be particularly placed on:

1. increasing the robustness of the transduction, encapsulation and conditioning electronic elements of the solutions developed to satisfy more realistic environment constraints of the targeted applications,
2. the search for weakly (or non-invasive) integration solutions for the modules developed to facilitate their implementation on real terrestrial or flying vehicles,
3. the addition of specific functionalities to embedded electronics (data storage, real-time radio transmissions) in the perspective of a real vehicle test.

Secondly, the project aims to highlight wind tunnel tests of maturity demonstrations of the above solutions on three representative and easily declining application configurations highlighting their strengths:

1. an in-situ characterization and control-command of a macroscopic (pulsed or synthetic jet) actuator conventionally used for detachment control and which will have been instrumented using MEMS micro-sensors implanted in the jet expulsion slot,
2. the demonstration of a reactive flow control using MEMS solutions on a motorized shutter without slot,
3. the wind tunnel demonstration of a cavity instability control by MEMS micro-actuators

In addition, the project finally plans to implement a MEMS micro-sensor network with all embedded electronics, storage and radio transmissions, on a real flying machine of modest size (ULM or aircraft type CESSNA 337 or a drone with fixed wings) to test their operability in real flight conditions. In this case, the objective is to bring the credibility of the breakthrough developed technologies to potential customers in the targeted application fields. Depending on the results of these tests in real flight conditions, it will be considered an integration for a flight test on a "military"-type plane MB339.

Finally, the final phase of the project will focus on the valuation of results from the prime contractors, integrators and "end-users" potentially interested in the solutions developed. A "spin-off" creation for the provision of technologies is also envisaged.