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Electric field sensors based on electro-optic photonic crystals – ESENCYAL
The project goal is to develop extremely sensitive electric field (E-field) sensor with flat response in a very large frequency range based on electro-optic photonic crystal devices fabricated on suspended micrometric size membranes of lithium niobate. We aim at nanooptical electric field sensors th
New UltravioleT laser System – NUTS
The NUTS project (New UltravioleT laser System) aims to develop a high power diode-pumped solid state laser in the deep UV (236,5 nm). Deep UV lasers have numerous applications in detection and sensing and in material processing. A laser at 236,5 nm can be used in detection of NO molecules (componen
Local repair by LPPR process of damaged thermal barrier coatings on turbine components – RepCoat
Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) are thermal insulating, oxide ceramic coatings protecting metallic components in gas turbines. They are designed to increase the gas inlet temperature and therefore engine efficiency and/or to prolong the components lifetimes leading to substantial economic benefits.
Acoustic stealthness by reasonant ribs – FARAON
The FARAON research project aims to study and validate a device which consists in attaching to a part of the stiffeners of a metallic structure, resonant systems which characteristics randomly vary from a system to another one. These systems will locally modify the vibrations of the structure at the
INovative PLASma actuators for flow control – INOPLAS
The program INOPLAS is an experimental project with objectives toward the definition of innovative surface plasma discharges for flow control applications. Current actuators based on dielectric barrier discharge have demonstrated good control authority at low Reynolds numbers, but an improvement of
Co-design and co-integration of multiband active antenna arrays for satellite radionavigation systems – COCORAM
The COCORAM project evolves in the context of a very strong increase of the integration density of electronic systems for communication, localization, or supervision equipments. The deployment of such systems also has to answer an increasing demand of flexibility in terms of frequency, power or cove
Bistatic model dedicated to analysis of forest environments and target detection. – MOBILE
We propose this project in collaboration with Dr. Mittra, Director of the EMC laboratory affiliated with the Penn State University (USA). The main objective of this proposal is to develop a model dedicated to the analysis of the electromagnetic diffracted field of large areas by using basis function
Novel high performance numerical solution techniques for RCS computations – TECSER
The TECSER project is concerned with the numerical simulation of frequency domain electromagnetic wave propagation. It addresses several numerical, algorithmic and computer science related issues which are here studied by considering innovative technologies and strategies,
From a collaboration platform to a business digital ecosystem – ECOPACK
The ECOPACK project investigates new forms of collaborative tasks associated with the implementation of socio-technical digital environments relying on diverse devices: table, board, tablet, Smartphone, etc. Our approach focuses on the concept of knowledge ecosystem that fosters the dynamic evolutio
THz detection with SUperconducting Nanodevices – T SUN
The THz region of the electromagnetic spectrum, which may be defined as covering the range from 0.3 to 10 THz is a frontier area for research in many fields, including physics, astronomy, chemistry, material science, communication, biology and medicine. Indeed, THz radiation can propagate through li
Application Driven Networking in dynamic environments – ADN
Various military and civil applications are dynamic in nature, i.e. the data flows that are exchanged and their Quality of Service (QoS) requirements vary over time. Moreover, often, they operate in changing environments with heterogeneous mobiles nodes involved that communicate via wireless communi
Kinetics and dynamics of alternative jet fuels flames – IDYLLE
With the forthcoming depletion of fossil fuels, engine manufacturers and research institutes from aeronautics are working to find alternative solutions. To face this problem, the initial step consists of improving the combustion process in aeronautic chamber as well as developing new chamber designs
Controlled Lift for an Efficient ARtificial insect flight – CLEAR-flight
Since nature is comprised of a variety of animal designs that show promise means of locomotion in ground, underwater and aerial environments, bio-inspired material and system research has received significant attention in the last decade. Among flying species observed in nature, insects certainly de
Challenges associated with the use of phages as a therapeutic and disinfection tool – ResisPhages
Bacteriophages are currently used in different countries to disinfect instruments, rooms, and food products. They are applied to treat acute and chronic infections in humans, animals and plants, and sometimes for prophylaxis in patients. Bacteriophages are also studied to face highly pathogenic bact
Micro Energy devices – MISE
The main goal is to realize continuous lines of electroactive oxides such as RuO2, MnO2, NiO using laser scribing. Starting from colloidal dispersion containing the metal precursor which is deposited onto a substrate by dip-coating or drop casting. The laser power is absorbed at the surface leading
« Generation of hematopoietic stem cells from non-hematopoietic iPS in patients with acute irradiation syndrome an innovative therapeutic strategy of hematopoietic syndrome. » – GIPSIS
This proposed project aims at using cellular therapy to improve medical care of acute radiation syndrome (ARS) in active soldiers affected by nuclear radiation and in civilians after malevolent acts or nuclear accident. The recent breakthrough was the ability to generate adult induced pluripotent st
Orientation-patterned waveguides for tunable mid-infrared GaSb laser diodes – Great GaSby
Solid-state and semiconductor laser sources suited to mid-infrared (MIR) emission, from 2 to 12 µm, have witnessed tremendous progress during the past years with the respective advent of user-friendly non-linear wavelength converting crystals based on Quasi-Phase Matching (QPM), antimonide (GaSb) di
Ocellus DEM/3D aided Inertial Navigation (ODIN) – ODIN
ODIN (Ocellus DEM/3D aided Inertial Navigation) is an inertial navigation system aided by a multidirectional optical flow, sensor called Ocellus and a 3Dmodel of the environment. The Ocellus is constituted by an assembly of N elementary optical flow sensors. Each elementary sensor contains a mini-ca
On-Atom Chip Inertial Sensing – OnACIS
On-Atom Chip Inertial Sensing Keywords : Atom interferometry; inertial sensors; cold atoms; atom chips; Partners: Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace (SYRTE), Thales Research&Technology France (TRT) Requested grant: 300 000€ Project starting and ending dates: 2014 - 2017 The main goal of this
Distributed optimization methods for environment discovery by autonomous agents – ODISSEE
Consider a distributed system formed by autonomous mobile agents seeking to simultaneously discover their physical environment and planify their motions in a coordinate fashion. Scenarios of interest include autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and drones. Unlike the standard scenario which assu
Atmospheric pressure plasma jet in air for biological surface decontamination – JeBBioS
In this project, we propose to set up a surface biological decontamination system based on an innovative atmospheric pressure cold plasma jet technique (called plasma bullets) and to study its effect on microbiological targets for military and civilian purposes: bacilli, spores, and cocci. The first
Circuits for RObust CommUnication System in the millimeter wave range base on GaN on Si substrate. – CROCUS
Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices are foreseen as the next generation of RF power transistor technology in the millimeter wave range. A number of groups (HRL, Triquint, UCSB, and Fujitsu) have demonstrated the unique combination of higher power, higher efficiency and wider bandwidth available with GaN a
Multi-Modal Intagrated Analysis for Biodefence – AMMIB
This project aims to develop an original concept of highly specific biosensor, including a microfluidic system and combining two detection modes : optical and magnetic, using also magnetic nanoparticles bio-functionnalized with antibodies. We intend in this project to open several scientific loc
Pressure-assisted selective electropreconcentration in nanofluidic devices for fast detection of extremy low abundant biomarkers. – DIFLUSEL
The goal of this project is to design and study a novel immunoassay device based on a new method of selective electro-preconcentration with fluidic chips bearing a nanochannel. The academic research and the published results have already demonstrated that preconcentration regimes could be controlled
Numerical Simulation of Aerodynamic Plasma Actuator Effects – SINAPS
The ASTRID project aims to perform numerical simulations of the interaction of flow with plasma actuator. Three groups of plasma actuators have been identified. The first one aim to deposit energy in a supersonic flow in general by microwave or pulsed laser. The second one uses the principle of DBD
Hybrid Fuel Cell/Supercapacitors stack – SUPERCAPAC
Electrochemical storage of energy can be done using fuel cells, batteries or supercapacitors. Fuel cells actually do not store energy since this is the role of the hydrogen tank; batteries store chemical energy and ensure its conversion from or into electricity; supercapacitors store only electrical
Reactivators of phosphylated central acetylcholinesterase (AChE) – ReCNS-AChE
Poisoning by organophosphorus nerve agents (OPNAs) and pesticides is a serious public and military health issue with over 260 000 fatalities annually worldwide. The acute toxicity of OPNAs results from the irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), which regulates cholinergic transmissi
Realtime Active Depolarization Imaging by OrthogonaLIty BREaking – RADIO LIBRE
Measuring the depolarization properties of materials is a powerful sensing tool for numerous civil and military applications, ranging from biomedical diagnostic or non-destructive control, to active target detection/recognition. In this domain therefore, constant effort is done to increase sensitivi
Robust modeling of the nonlinear dynamic mistuning of bladed disks. – TURBODYNA
This project concerns the robust prediction of the mistuning of bladed-disks in nonlinear dynamics. The ideal situation, which consists in using the cyclic symmetry property of such structures and in analyzing the dynamical linearized response, yields biased estimates, which underestimate the real r
Modeling of the interaction of swell with a varying current – MORHOC'H
The present research project aims to study the physical processes governing the wave propagation in vertically sheared current. Such currents can frequently be found in coastal areas where the associated effects of wind and bathymetry easily modify the vertical current profile. Most of the classi
Concepts for correctness of complex configurations of components, connectors and contracts – Cx
Cx is a 36-months industrial-research project proposed by an academic partner (Onera, coordinator) and an SME (ClearSy). Systems engineering, in the civil as well as in the defence industry, lacks an effective environment for systems architecture modelling and verification. Industrial approaches
Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes based materials for High Energy Hybrid ultraCAPacitors – H2E-CAP
The lack of fossil fuels (oil, coal and natural gas) associated with growing energy needs of human populations, lead to increased costs of these energies. Moreover, their massive use causes environmental problems (air pollution, greenhouse effect etc ...) strongly affecting life conditions and healt
Aluminium Nanoflakes for Propulsion Application – ANPA
Energetic materials play a key role in many applications both civilian and military. The objective of the ANPA project is to synthesize, characterize and understand the mechanisms of oxidation of nanostructured aluminum powders with the aim of their application in the formulation of propellants. Bas
Search for thresholds in the effects of electromagnetic pulses at the level of the cell membrane – Oxylipi2
The cell membrane, which acts as a dielectric placed between conductive compartments (the physiological medium outside the cells and internal medium of the cell), is the site of the cell where the amplitude of the electromagnetic pulses is focused. Using electrical pulses with a duration of 10 nanos
Interactions dynamics, Rhythmicity, action and communication – DIRAC
The acceptability of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) is a central issue for numerous modern defense systems. The observed difficulty of complex computer systems (monitoring systems, drones, robots …) to sense the human world and interact with it in ways that emulate collaborative human-human work, ha
NEUROlogical and physiological metrics of strEss and cognitive load for modeling and online monitoRinG of Operator – NEUROERGO
Dans les systèmes à risque (médical, aéronautique, nucléaire), la sécurité maximale ne peut être obtenue que par des dispositifs techniques adéquats en combinaison avec des opérateurs humains en capacité réelle d’opérer leurs tâches. L’incapacité partielle ou totale d’un opérateur donné est donc cru