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Modulation and assesment of the operator's mental flexibility – MODEX
Recent research in neuroergonomics and security reports in high risk systems have shown that operators’ decision making impairments can be observed in critical situations. In addition it has been suggested that these impairments can originate from a lack of mental flexibility. External factors, such
A polymer optical leaky waveguide in view of realizing an all-optical analog-to-digital converter operating over 40 Giga Samples/s – ADC Poly
Analog to digital converters (ADC) are essential components to enhance performance of numerous equipment and systems, for both civilian and military applications. As the sampling rate of electronic ADCs will be particularly capped by sampling signal jitter (100 fs to the state of the art), optical a
Enzymatic Coatings Inhibiting Fouling And Corrosion – RESSAC
Biofouling and microbial corrosion are two physico-chemical naturally occuring processes that affect ship hulls, pipes, heat exchangers and underwater harbour infrastructures. The economic impact of these two phenomenons is estimated around tens of billions of euros every year for both civilian and
Metamaterials with resonant inclusions for acoustic stealth under hydrostatic pressure – PANAMA
The objective of this academic proposal is to initiate a technological breakthrough by developing a new class of locally-resonant passive acoustic materials for stealth and discretion in underwater acoustics. These metamaterials are synthesized from polymer engineering and involve strong resonant mu
Probabilistic approach to wave impact loads on naval structures – APPHY
The project APPHY (probabilistic approach to wave impact loads on naval structures) is organized around a consortium involving one academic partner (Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme (FRE CNRS 3744)), one public research institute (IFREMER) and two major naval companies (DCNS via SIREHNA and Burea
Hybrid quantum/classical Inertial Navigation System – HYBRIDQUANTA
Over the past few decades, research in laboratories have demonstrated the astounding potential of interferometry with matter waves to build measuring systems which are ultrasensitive to inertial effects. These devices can be a technological breakthrough for many applications, from fundamental physic
Evaluation of the conditions and mechanisms of environmental survival of Francisella tularensis and countermeasures – TULAMIBE
The main objective of the TULAMIBE project is to define, in experimental and natural models, the conditions and mechanisms of prolonged survival of Francisella tularensis in the hydro-telluric environment. This bacterium, which is highly infectious and virulent in humans and many animals, is respons
Real-time EEG decoding of selective attention for direct direct communication and control through thought – ComMental
The ComMental project focuses on decoding neural signals that reflect selective attention to specific contents, for direct mind control. It consists in identifying, within the EEG signal and in real-time, the characteristic features of the selective content the agent is paying attention to among a m
Turbulent flow closed-loop control with machine learning – FLOwCON
FlowCon is a project devoted to the development and the experimental demonstration of innovative methods for the closed loop control of turbulent fluid flows using machine learning. Applications of flow control are ubiquitous, in particular in aerospace, both civilian and military: aerodynamic dr
Deep learning for multiple targets detection and recognition in variable background – DEEPDETECT
During the very last years, computer vision has made a significant breakthrough with the emergence of deep learning techniques. Indeed, it successfully benefits to image classification where deep learning outperforms the state-of-the-art in challenges such as the Imagenet Large Scale Visual Recognit
Modern Adaptive Radar: Great Advances in Robust and Inference Techniques and Application – MARGARITA
When it comes to sensing the environment (RADAR, imaging, seismic, ...), the current trend is to develop acquisition systems that are more and more sophisticated. For example, we can point out an increase in the number of sensors, the use of multiple arrays for either emission or reception, as well
NdFeB magnet recycling by non conventional sintering processes – SinterMagRec
Rare Earth-Iron-Boron (RE-FeB) magnets are high-performance components of electric motors. With the development of electric or hybrid cars, that of wind mills and hydro-wind turbines, the need for such magnets is expanding significantly. In 2010/11, the wind turbine industry used 11,540 tonnes of m
Filming the Earth in relief: 3D reconstruction and change detection – Filmer la Terre en relief
The goal of the project is to define the complete algorithmic chain that, starting with sets of stereo pairs or triplets of images of the Earth obtained by satellite, recreates the evolution of the ground relief at high resolution, detects its significant changes, gives by fusion the most plausible
Microstructured optical fibers for the 2-20 infrared region – FOM-IR-2-20
The project proposes to develop and to manufacture new fibers to open up new fields of application in the mid-infrared between 2 and 20 µm (Medical, spectroscopic and military applications) . We propose in particular to develop microstructured optical fibers with hollow core based on chalcogenide g
Low-profile steerable antenna in Ka band – KAPLA
Compact and efficient antenna architectures are key enabler solutions for on-board electromagnetic applications (telecommunications, radars, electronic warfare, etc.). Current solutions use cumbersome mechanical systems, or expensive but flat electronically steered phased arrays. The main goal
Automated Detection of SaliencieS from Operators' Point of View and Intelligent Compression of DronE videos – DISSOCIE
The aerial surveillance, monitoring and observation with drone present major challenges in terms of defense, security and environment. For example, France and Britain have agreed to invest 2 billion euros in a project to build next-generation multi-role drones capable of carrying out surveillance an
LED pumped tunable lasers and applications in the UV range – ALEDxandrite
The unprecedented development of visible Electro Luminescent Diodes (LEDs) observed in the last few years opens new opportunities for pumping tunable solid-states lasers emitting in the very near infrared (700-900 nm). Indeed, the lack of high-power pump sources in the visible -where these lasers ha
Spectrum analyser based on NV centers in diamond – ASPEN
The ASPEN project proposes an original analog method to make the spectrum analysis of a microwave signal in a quantitative and instantaneous way. It exploits the unique luminescence properties of the NV centers in diamond in a compact operational system working at room temperature. It meets the requ
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INNOVATIVE STRATEGY TO DISCOVER MOST NEEDED NOVEL ANTIBIOTICS FROM STREPTOMYCES BACTERIA – INNOVANTIBIO
Today, numerous pathogenic bacteria carry genes that make them resistant to most antibiotics. Moreover, the ability of these bacteria to form biofilms further strengthens their ability to resist antibiotics. These aspects constitute a serious threat to public health and the discovery of new antibiot
Diffuse field cross-correlation in reverberation chambers – DICOREV
The purpose of the DICOREV project is to pave the way for a new technique to characterize electromagnetic antennas and scattering objects in reverberation chambers. Recent advances in wireless communications, radar imaging, monitoring or multi-parameter sensing have made the characterization of syst
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF TRAPPING PHENOMENA IN GAN-BASED HEMTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION POWER COMPONENTS OPERATING BEYOND 30 GHZ. – COMPACT
This project meets the following DGA priority: "New components for microwave chains and communication: Miniaturized components, with increased flexibility, up to submillimetric frequencies". The implementation of the GaN power components for a distributed amplification system, especially for frequen
Detection and characterization of underground cavities by inductive electromagnetic methods in the MF-HF frequency bands (300 kHz – 30 MHz) – CAVEM
The CAVEM project aims at studying the feasibility of a geophysical prospecting device (at MF and HF bands, 300 kHz-30 MHz) for identifying and characterizing near surface cavities (for civil or military applications). The project purpose is to create new metrological and interpretative solutions fo
New protective solutions against blast for landed applications – BLAST3D+
Armoured land vehicles are ballistic and blast protected (mines threats or Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs). For blast protection, protection is mainly insured with metallic reinforced structure. This concept has been combat proven. However, payload of vehicles has been reduced with this kind of
HYPersonic bluff body flows – CHYP
This project is concerned with hypersonic bluff bodies, such as those observed on civilian and military reentry vehicles. One of the critical steps in the design of these objects is the knowledge of the average drag as well as of the unsteady loads generated by the fluctuations of the flow-field. Th
Development of multi-targets antidotes against organophosphorus nerve agents – Multidote
Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, and more recently the use of chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, against rebels in the Syrian civil war, the specter of a chemical threat using organophosphorus nerve agents (OPNA) against civilian populations has r
HIgh SPeed Antenna eNhanced Infrared Detector – Hispanid
In this project we aim to demonstrate a \lambda~10 µm infrared photodetector, working at room temperature with a bandwidth exceeding 50GHz. Such performances are attainable by the heterodyne detection platform that we intend to develop entirely on the InP material system. The core of the receiver co