The "aeronautics, space, and embedded systems" ecosystem in Aquitaine benefits from the expertise of a leading player: the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Institute for Technological Research, which brings together 38 academic partners and more than 80 industrial partners. At two sites, Toulouse Aerospace and the Bordeaux-Talence campus ofArts et Métiers, teams are working to develop breakthrough technologies in three areas: high-performance multifunctional materials, more electric aircraft, and embedded systems.
Materials have a major impact on both costs and production methods, and represent a key driver of innovation. Research focuses on a wide range of topics, including performance, functionality, design, modeling, and environmental constraints, with the aim of developing optimized materials.
An 8,400 m² space on the Bordeaux-Talence campus
In the field of more electric aircraft, the challenge is to reduce the weight, size, and cost of electrical systems, while ensuring their robustness and reliability and limiting risks. Finally, with regard to onboard systems, the objective is to develop technologies that improve their autonomy, performance, and communication capabilities.
These three fields of research are currently being explored by more than 200 researchers, who have access to the infrastructure necessary for their investigations. Since 2016, the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Bordeaux-Talence has had an 8,400 m² building dedicated to the work of the IRT Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: this is a multi-partner training and technological innovation space , whose initial research themes focus on ceramic matrix composite materials and innovative assemblies.