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1 Accelerating science, technology research transfers to industry aeronautics space embedded systems dependable robust certifiable sustainable

2 WHAT WE DO IRT Saint Exupéry is an Institute of Technology which combines resources from public and private partners to lead R&T activities in three strategic domains: High performance multifunctional materials, more electrical aircraft and embedded systems. Target markets include aeronautics, space and embedded systems. Its expertise and technology platforms, as well as its integrated collaborative environment boosts the maturation and transfer of breakthrough technologies (TRL 4-6) to IRT industrial partners. HIGH PERFORMANCE MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS MORE ELECTRICAL AIRCRAFT EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SCIENCE Materials Data science Physics Chemistry Mathematics Engineering Integrated multi-partner research Cross-fertilization Science & Industry Inter industry Intra industry Technology accelerator Financial leverage INDUSTRY Aeronautics Space Automotive Railway Drones Manufacturing Accelerating Science, Technology Research and Transfers to Industry Fundamental Research ACADEMICS INDUSTRIALS Market / Products development * * Technology Readiness Level OUR PROJECT OFFERS RECHERCHE EN PROPRE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUBCONTRACTED RESEARCH Co-located multi-partner research projects involving academic and industrial partners Managed by the IRT Saint Exupéry * Within the IRT Saint Exupéry Concepts, prototypes and technology development From 1 to 4 years Public-private co-financed projects (50/50) Joint management and funding With IRT Saint Exupéry, take part in a project to develop joint results Participate in H2020 projects or other From 1 to 4 years Each part provides its own funding Tailored services Research services Technological studies Technology platform services From a few weeks to a few months Client funding* * The IRT Saint Exupéry is accredited by the A grement MESRI as private research centre

3 START UP RAMP UP CRUISE MODE KEY FIGURES June M CUMULATIVE BUDGET ( ) 45 PROJECTS STARTED 7 patents, 27 technology transfers and 135 publications 11 PLATFORMS including 45 equipment facilities 140 MEMBERS & PARTNERS including 60 SMEs and 50 public institutions and laboratories 250 POSITIONS including Our scientific and technical skills meet the highest international standards thanks to the personnel made available by our industrial and academic partners as well as via external recruitment of IRT Saint Exupéry employees. Seconded employees from our members ensure optimal exchanges between industrial firms and academics as well as effective transfer of results. 147 Secondments and IRT employees 37 Experts 17 Technical referents 41 PhD students 8 Postdocs m² BORDEAUX m² TOULOUSE LOCATIONS SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS THE NUMBER ONE HUB IN EUROPE FOR AEROSPACE HIGHER EDUCATION: HOME TO 2 OF FRANCE S TOP 3 ENGINEERING SCHOOLS (ENAC, ISAE-SUPAERO) IRT Saint Exupéry: At the hub of the aeronautics, space and embedded systems ecosystem in the Nouvelle Aquitaine and Occitanie regions Established within a unique ecosystem, both in Europe and worldwide, which is renowned for its exceptional concentration of industrial, research and educational facilities, IRT Saint Exupéry actively accelerates science and technological research to industry. 10 doctoral schools students AT BORDEAUX AND TOULOUSE UNIVERSITIES AEROSPACE VALLEY WORLDWIDE COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER ADVANCED RESEARCH NETWORK FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE members 812 including 513 SMEs INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE (H2020) 25 laboratories 800 researchers

4 COMPOSITE MATERIALS & PROCESSES CUTTING-EDGE PLATFORMS METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Helps industrial end-users, original equipment manufacturers and SMEs who want to use the additive manufacturing process to build, repair and/or functionalize certified parts for the aerospace industry. SURFACE PREPARATION & ADHESIVE BONDING This surface preparation and adhesive bonding platforms, merged together with innovative data analytics, allow for the development of automated plasma and laser surface preparations and the setting up of robust adhesive bonding processes. ELABORATION, IMPREGNATION & CONSOLIDATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES A range of pre-industrial pilots are dedicated to the development of next generation high performance ceramic-matrix or thermoplasticmatrix pre-impregnated materials that can be functionalized with electrical, thermal and damping properties. Thermosets, thermoplastics and ceramics Formulation and elaboration Fiber sizing and matrix impregnation Multifunctionality Out of autoclave processes Thermoplastic welding Injection and melt infiltration Virtual material and testing Recycling INNOVATIVE ASSEMBLIES & SURFACES Surface preparation: Plasmas and lasers Green multifunctional coating: Micro arc oxidation Local treatment Thermal optical coating Anti-icing and anti-fire coating Automated painting & inks Innovative assemblies: Lead-free soldering Alternative fixation METALLIC MATERIALS & PROCESSES Additive manufacturing Net shape forging Physical metallurgy Ageing and durability Fatigue and damage tolerance Thermal treatments Multiscale characterization Mechanical modeling

5 DIELECTRICS, CONDUCTORS & PLASMAS Assessment and management of voltage impact: Partial discharges Space charges Electric arcs Electrical ageing Mass impact mitigation by: Innovative dielectrics Conductors COMPONENTS MODELING & RELIABILITY PARTIAL DISCHARGES To study the partial discharge inception voltage of components in order to evaluate their reliability. Also designed to test equipment under nominal operating conditions from the point of view of electrical or environmental constraints. Enabling cost effective reliability management Assessing failure mechanisms analysis Modeling for emerging technologies: Components off-the-shelf Wide band-gap Digital components Batteries Fuel Cells POWER TECHNOLOGIES & INTEGRATION Increase power density, reliability of electromechanical drives and power electronics for high voltage applications thanks to: Wide band gap components New topologies Electro Magnetic Compatibility filters New technologies and integration High speed electrical machines Global optimization methodologies and tools ELECTRIC ARCS To evaluate electric arc signature under several voltages types - 28VDC, 115VAC, 230VAC, 270VDC and 540VDC - to give installation recommendations and to develop or validate arc protections. MAGNETIC MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION LAB Hysteresis cycles and losses characterization of magnetic materials used in electrical machines. It includes a single sheet tester, a 2D rotational power loss tester able to reproduce realistic waveform and 2 Epstein frames. 50KW ELECTROMECHANICAL DRIVES TEST BENCH Dedicated to the conducted emission characterization of wide band gap electromechanical drives - inverter, cables, AC motor with DO160 setup - and stability and subsystem interactions with two Electromechanical drives. CUTTING-EDGE PLATFORMS

6 INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS & DATA Advanced machine learning Combinatory optimization Dependable artificial intelligence Human modeling MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO) Automatic MDO processes MDO platform architectures MDO formulations Gradient-based and derivative-free optimization algorithms Uncertainty management Multi-physics simulation DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Digital communications Network management Free space optical transmission Microwave photonics Remote sensing CUTTING-EDGE PLATFORMS SPIRO - A RESEARCH PLATFORM TO MATURE MDO METHODOLOGIES A user-friendly MDO platform that can interface with any industrial workflow. It is based upon GEMS kernel that automatically creates MDO processes from a set of MDO formulations. CITADEL PLATFORM - TOOLBOX FOR FAST PROTOTYPING OF AI & BIG DATA SOLUTIONS Turnkey access to cloud computing with a modular Python library for artificial intelligence applications, machine learning and crowdsourcing. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Model-based collaborative system engineering Design and V&V of complex critical functions Design and verification of highperformance processing platforms New solutions for process certification

7 DELIVERING COMPETITIVE EDGE ACADEMIC PARTNERS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS SMEs Deep integration into the innovation chain Annual flow of 20 PhD students and postdocs International environment Additional/updated contents for existing or future courses Development of MOOCs within the 3 strategic domains Long-term scientific commitment aligned with major technology roadmaps OUR KEY DELIVERABLES Strengthening technology based competitiveness Up to 80% financial leverage (PIA*, CIR**) combined with mutualization. Incremental technologies evolution assessment Fast validation of disruptive technologies Market-pull R&T roadmaps Improvement of seconded employees skills by their strong involvement within projects Technology transfers: skills, reports, publications, training Intellectual property: patents, software, processes, expertise, designs Engineering support: guidelines, models, database, standards & technology maturity evaluation Demonstrators: software, materials Networking: cross industry synergy Close contact with ordering original equipment manufacturers and academics Reactivity: 4 months between the proposal and start date of a project 3 ways to benefit from IRT platforms, skills and members: - High impact or dedicated operations (1 month-1 year) - Projects dedicated to SMEs and their partners (1-3 years) - Participation in large company projects (3 years) *French government Program " Investir l'avenir " (Investments for the Future Program) **Research tax credit, main tax provision to support French research LIGHTHOUSE INITIATIVES Through our 3 technology domains, we drive the development of three key topics: LIGHTHOUSE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HYBRID & ELECTRIC PROPULSION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Physical metallurgy of critical metallic parts for aeronautics and space industries Electrical technologies and unique test platforms for high power future means of transports Dependable, reliable and certifiable artificial intelligence for critical systems

8 VALUES Your task is not to foresee the future, but to enable it. Meaning of action and experimentation Cleverness, creativity, curiosity Open-mindedness to other people and culture ommitment, sense of sharing C and responsibility LOCATIONS BORDEAUX TOULOUSE Arts et Métiers ParisTech Campus of Bordeaux-Talence Esplanade des Arts et Métiers, Talence cedex (France) B612 Building 3 rue tarfaya - CS Toulouse Cedex 4 (France) SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS Inria route des lucioles BP Sophia Antipolis FIT, THE ASSOCIATION WHICH BRINGS THE 8 IRTS TOGETHER The Association of IRTs was created in It is called the French Institutes of Technology (FIT). The 8 IRTs benefit from the French government program Investir l Avenir (Investments for the Future). A GROUP OF WORLD-CLASS ACTORS SUPPORTING CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATION - - FOUNDERS Contributors: Calixte Champetier, Jean-Marc Heller, Stéphane Mahdi, Régine Sutra-Orus Printing: Lahournère. June 2018 Pioneering Spirit Photos: IRT Saint Exupéry / Succession Saint Exupéry-d Agay Design: Natalya Kebalo Conception: Morgane Toumazet Traduction: Marika Seletti (Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Citadelle)