Alexis, Giovanni, and Marin are engineering students Arts et Métiers the Lille campus. They took part in the Catch the Drone challenge, organized by MDBA, and came in second place.
Designing a comprehensive anti-drone system to protect a site that can detect, identify, and neutralize malicious drones before they cause any harm. That was the mission for the 148 teams participating in the challenge organized by MBDA, the European leader in the design of missiles and missile systems.
The three Arts et Métiers engineering students then Arts et Métiers a fully automated technical solution based on machine learning. "Unlike the other teams, we designed a system that captures the hijacked drone, gains altitude, and flies it away, " explains Alexis. The Chaludrone 3000 identifies the object, deploys a flying wing in its direction, and captures it using a parachute-shaped net. To carry out this project, the Arts et Métiers engineering students Arts et Métiers able to draw on the knowledge they had acquired during their studies. "The Arts et Métiers engineering culture Arts et Métiers project management expertise were crucial to this challenge, " explains Giovanni.
The team came second in this national competition. The pragmatism of the Arts et Métiers engineering students Arts et Métiers praised by the jury members. After this challenge, Alexis and Marin plan to continue their studies in business creation, while Giovanni is heading towards research in robotics. The three engineering students have already received internship offers.
