Autonomous Robotics
DESIGNING AUTONOMOUS DRONES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF MISSIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS (SEA, LAND AND AIR).
Robotics is a field of the future that reflects the multidisciplinary nature of ENSTA Bretagne.
Research at ENSTA Bretagne delves more particularly into the challenges of autonomous, mobile and underwater robotics: how can the robot be located? Monitored? How can a fleet of robots be coordinated? … in complex environments like the marine setting.
Multidisciplinary skills need to be brought together to tackle the issues encountered. On the one hand, physics of the marine environment, sensors, design of mobile platforms and programming are required to design robots. On the other, localization and control algorithms enable creation of their embedded intelligence.
The multiple scientific challenges involved in this work (robot autonomy, coordination, stealth, etc.) form the basis of numerous research projects at ENSTA Bretagne, for which it partners with innovative small businesses and corporations in France and abroad.
Program strengths
Prizes and international recognition
- 1st prize in the 2016 European Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Challenge (SAUC-E)
- 1st and 2nd prize in the World Robotic Sailing Championship (2018, 2015, 2014 and 2013)
- 7th prize in the 2015 European euRathlon competition for a project that involved several robots to carry out missions in hostile environments
Prix Moore
- In 2012, Luc Jaulin, an ENSTA Bretagne research professor, received the R.E. Moore Prize for Applications of Interval Analysis for his work on autonomous robotics.
The Guerlédan project: field experimentation for robotics students and hydrographers
Every year, hydrography and robotics majors visit the artificial lake at Guerlédan dam to carry out joint experiments in the field.
The program
Julien Ogor
"Diplôme d'ingénieur" (i.e. MSc in Eng.) program, Autonomous Robotics major
- Learn more about the Autonomous Robotics major offered in our "diplôme d'ingénieur" program (equivalent to an MSc in Engineering): a 3-year syllabus for BSc or equivalent graduates, or a 2-year program for 1st-year Master's graduates
- Admission
Parcours de 4e année pour élèves Polytechniciens
Cette spécialité est offerte aux élèves Polytechniciens dans le cadre de leur 4e année.
- Découvrir ce parcours en robotique mobile
PhD Program
- a 3-year program for MSc degree holders
- Enrollment in ENSTA Bretagne and affiliation with the SPIN doctoral school and Lab-STICC (Joint Research Center 6285 of the CNRS)
Research
Simon Rohou
Research topics
Algorithm development for autonomous mobile robots used in physical environment perception (especially in marine environments) on both axes of the perception-action loop:
- Action in an uncertain and unstructured environment: Robust control, localization and planning (sensors, robots) through interval analysis, organization of drone swarms.
- Dynamic perception: Processing spatially and temporally distributed data, characterizing the environment and its uncertainty, capitalization.
The Lab-STICC laboratory
- Lab-STICC is a CNRS joint research center (UMR 6285) with 600 members from ENSTA Bretagne, IMT Atlantique, ENIB, UBO, UBS and CNRS.
- ENSTA Bretagne is the third most important contributor to this shared lab
Examples of projects and theses
- Robust, accurate and reliable localization of underwater robots
- Securing an area with robots
- Controlling underwater drone swarm
contact
Luc Jaulin
Full professor
IT Departement
Lab-STICC Laboratory / AI & Ocean Department / Robex Team
+33 (0)2 98 34 89 10
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Fabrice Le Bars
Associate professor in robotics
IT Departement
Lab-STICC Laboratory / AI&Ocean Departement/ Robex Team
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Admissions Coordinator (French students)
Adelaïde Gaudron
+33 (0)2 98 34 87 01
Our partners
Observation Systems and AI
INVENTING AND DESIGNING THE EMBEDDED INTELLIGENCE AND OBSERVATION SYSTEMS OF TOMORROW.
NASA
In response to the needs of civilian and military firms and public organizations, ENSTA Bretagne has focused its extensive expertise on designing embedded systems, multi-sensor observation systems and advanced data processing technology for decision support.
These research and training programs bring together skill sets in electronic systems, software, systems engineering, automation, AI, design and simulation, signal and image processing, etc.
Many current fields of application require a background in these fields: for example, underwater environment monitoring, space remote sensing, maritime surveillance and security, autonomous vehicle driver assistance systems, drone navigation, mobile telecommunications, etc.
Program strengths
At the heart of technology
Collecting, processing and interpreting large and heterogeneous volumes of data, assisting in decision-making, and managing tight constraints (autonomy, durability, security, etc.): designers of intelligent multi-sensor systems face multiple technological challenges.
Many of ENSTA Bretagne's Lab-STICC (UMR CNRS 6285) research professors explore these topics in their work.
Research partnerships with industry
Shared laboratories with Thales and research programs and theses pursued in common with innovative companies put ENSTA Bretagne right at the heart of R&D programs in France and abroad.
Continuous innovation drawing on extensive experimental facilities
ENSTA Bretagne researchers have access to the campus' extensive experimental facilities. Recent acquisitions have amplified research potential in the fields of cybersecurity and robotics, most notably.
The program
Julien Ogor
"Diplôme d'ingénieur" (i.e. MSc in Eng.) program "Observation Systems and Artificial Intelligence" major
- Learn more about the "Observation Systems and Artificial Intelligence"major (equivalent to an MSc in Engineering): a 3-year syllabus for BSc or equivalent graduates, or a 2-year program for 1st-year Master's graduates
- Admission
Co-operative engineering program, Embedded Systems major
- Learn more about the "Embedded Systems" major
- Admission:
- International students wishing to apply to this program must provide documentation proving that they have completed one year of full-time higher education in France.
Parcours de 4e année pour élèves Polytechniciens
Cette spécialité est offerte aux élèves Polytechniciens dans le cadre de leur 4e année.
- Découvrir ce parcours en Systèmes d'observation et intelligence artificielle
Advanced Master in Geolocation Systems and Sensors
- Learn more about this advanced master : a 1-year program for MSc graduates (or BSc graduates with several years of professional experience)
- Admission
PhD program
Research
The Information and Communication Science and Technology Department and Lab-STICC
CNRS’ Lab-STICC joint research center brings together 600 members from six establishments (ENSTA Bretagne, IMT Atlantique, ENIB, UBO, UBS and CNRS).
Research topics
Physics of electromagnetic and acoustic waves, embedded optical communication systems (radar, SAR, sonar, hydrophones, etc.), information processing, decision theory, and artificial intelligence.
PhD
ENSTA Bretagne's Lab-STICC (ICST lab) PhD students are enrolled in ED MathSTIC in the following fields:
• Automation, robotics
• Signals, imagery, telecommunications
• Electronics
• IT
contact
Flore Samaran
Research Professor
IT Departement
Lab-STICC Laboratory / AI&Ocean Departement / M3 Team
contact
Ali Khenchaf
Associate Professor, IT Departement
Head of the PIM team, Lab-STICC laboratory (UMR CNRS 6285)
Deputy Director, SPIN Doctoral School
+33(0)2 98 34 88 45
contact
Admissions Coordinator (French students)
Adelaïde Gaudron
+33 (0)2 98 34 87 01
Our partners
Hydrography and Oceanography
Measuring and mapping oceans, seas, lakes and watercourses
Hydrography and Oceanography ?
These disciplines encompass the methodologies of water body (oceans, seas and lakes) and watercourse measurement and description necessary for all human activities at sea and along coastlines and rivers. These can include shipping safety, port and coastline development projects, offshore infrastructure installation (platforms, turbines, etc.), underwater infrastructure inspection, and monitoring water levels in flood risk areas.
- The goal of hydrography is to map underwater topography (water levels and relief). It deals with the entire information chain, from data gathering at sea to map making.
- Oceanography is concerned with the dynamic mechanisms of the water column: currents, waves and tides.
Program strengths
International acclaim
ENSTA Bretagne's internationally-acclaimed Category A (highest level) Hydrography program is the only one of its kind in France.
Top-quality certification
This discipline is governed by international standards which allow for data sharing and guarantee data accuracy. Training is monitored by three global bodies which form the FIG/IHO/ICA Advisory Board: the International Federation of Surveyors, the International Hydrographic Organization and the International Cartographic Association.
Brest: The heart of hydrography
The French navy founded its hydrographic and oceanographic service (SHOM) in 1720. Today, SHOM and ENSTA Bretagne bring together France's top experts in this field.
Career prospects
• Public organizations (SHOM, Ifremer, other research institutes and international organizations)
• Coastal and offshore hydrographic survey companies
• The marine and river energy sector (oil and gas, marine renewable energies and hydroelectric)
• Dredging and specialized construction (coastal, port and river)
• Engineering firms (development, monitoring)
• Marine engineering (technology and software development)
The Program
"Diplôme d'ingénieur" (i.e. MSC in Eng.) program, Hydrography and Oceanography major (Cat. A)
- Learn more about the Hydrography and Oceanography major offered in our "Diplôme d'ingénieur" program (equivalent to an MSc in Engineering): a 3-year syllabus for BSc or equivalent graduates, or a 2-year program for 1st-year Master's graduates
- Admission
Parcours de 4e année pour élèves Polytechniciens
Cette spécialité est offerte aux élèves Polytechniciens dans le cadre de leur 4e année.
Masters co-accredited
ENSTA Bretagne is co-accredited to grant the degrees:
- The Master in Physics: Physics of the Ocean and the Climate Specialty
- The Master in Physics: Marine Geophysics Specialty
- The Master in Physics: Data Science Speciality
- Applications: UBO
- Contact ENSTA Bretagne : Amandine Nicolle
- Find out more
PhD program
- a 3-year program for MSc degree holders (for engineering or Master's degree graduates in hydrography, oceanography, positioning, remote sensing, etc).
- Enrollment in ENSTA Bretagne and affiliation with the SPIN doctoral school and Lab-STICC (Joint Research Center 6285 of the CNRS)
Research
Research topics
• Geomorphometry
• Bathymetric data processing
• Ocean remote sensing
• Hyperspectral imaging
• Acoustics
• Hydro-sedimentary modeling GNSS use in geoscience
Laboratories
• Lab-STICC Joint Research Center (UMR CNRS 6285, ENSTA Bretagne, IMT Atlantique, ENIB, UBO and UBS), PRASYS and TOMS teams
• Joint Research Center for Adaptation and Diversity in the Marine Environment (Roscoff Marine Station, CNRS Sorbonne Université)
Examples of projects and theses
• Rabine Keyetieu’s thesis on the calibration of multi-beam echo sounder systems by inverse methods
• Gaspard Minster's thesis on hydro-sedimentary modeling at Raz Blanchard
• Coralie Monpert's thesis on automating submerged vegetation mapping by single-beam echosounder
• The Percebès project on stalked barnacle stock management on the Atlantic coast
• The DIP-Nawdex project on diabatic processes in the North Atlantic
contact
Pierre Bosser
Associate Professor in Hydrography, Oceanography
IT Department
Lab-STICC Laboratory / AI&Ocean Department / M3 Team
contact
Admissions Coordinator (French students)
Adelaïde Gaudron
+33 (0)2 98 34 87 01
Partners
