Project Portfolio

Examples of our projects in the Space, Defense, Industrial and Civil sectors

The fixture mounted on the machine table: clamping modules aligned on the rail, with commanded clamping and position references

Universal work-holding fixture for helicopter blades

A work-holding system replacing a set of dedicated jigs with a single reconfigurable fixture for blades of varying geometry. System design, mechanical, electronic and software development, on-site installation and AIT.

Communication SCOE for a satellite payload, accepted in factory and on site

A SCOE for a satellite payload's communication chain. Support to system and subsystem hardware and software design, software development, AIT at factory acceptance (FAT) and on-site acceptance (OSAT).

Cabinet assembled in the workshop: adapter drawers on the upper shelves, power section at the bottom, castors and handles for moving it

Interface adapter between an existing test bench and an orbital module

A rack system reconciling the electrical interfaces between an in-service test bench and a newly designed orbital module. System design, mechanical and electronic development, support to integration and AIT.

The rack under test inside the marked-off area: bench power supply, monitor drawer with pull-out keyboard, protection and isolation panel at the bottom

Rack tool for revalidating the electrical interfaces of a launch bench

A rack system that reduces the manual work required of the electrical operator to revalidate the control bench interfaces after a launch. System design, mechanical and electronic development, support to integration and AIT.

Launcher control bench

System and subsystem hardware design and integration for a launcher control bench, with support to AIT both in factory and on site.

Cabinet with the doors open in the integration room: equipment on its shelves, harness folded along the upright and cable slack laced at the top

Cabinet for an observation payload data chain

Harness design and build, cabinet integration and support to AIT on an observation payload data chain.

Radio-frequency module mounted on its plate inside the case: waveguides, passive components and coaxial wiring routed to the lower feed-throughs

RF check-out suitcase for a satellite payload

A transportable RF check-out system, designed and developed in hardware and software, including the power distribution unit and four purpose-built interface subsystems.

Telemetry SCOE for a vehicle control bench

The telemetry section of a launch vehicle control bench: it receives, decodes and presents vehicle parameters to the operators. System hardware design, integration and configuration, support to AIT.

Rack telemetry kit for a satellite relay link

A rack system that acquires telemetry and routes it over a satellite relay link. System hardware design, software development, power distribution unit, internal cabling, integration and configuration, support to AIT.

Bench cabinets with the doors open: wiring uprights, vertical trunking and terminations gathered by functional group

Vehicle control bench for a European launch vehicle, including cable routing in the launch building

The cabinets from which a launch vehicle is powered, commanded and monitored before lift-off, and the installation that connects them to the vehicle. Full cycle through to installation at the launch base.

Cabinet under build: the harness suspended and gathered before termination, with the internal cable trays already fitted

Payload links SCOE for a vehicle control bench, installed at a launch base

A SCOE providing the links between the vehicle control bench and the embarked payloads. Full cycle: electrical and mechanical design, procurement, documentation, assembly drawings, AIT and installation at the launch base.

External cable connection drawing: the cabinet in general view and three detail views of the termination points, with every cable individually identified

EGSE and SCOE system design for third parties

Full design of an EGSE cabinet for the data chain of an Earth-observation satellite, including all 3D modelling and custom cables, and electrical and mechanical design of a power supply SCOE for a launch vehicle. A design office delivering a design, not a box.

19" rack serial switch matrix front panel: power indicators for each of the two chains and extraction handles

Electrical design and firmware: differential serial switching and radio-frequency detection

A board that switches RS-422 differential serial links with the logic implemented as FPGA firmware, and a unit that detects a radio-frequency signal and commands path switching with microcontroller firmware. Electrical design, board build, firmware design and development.

Cabinet under build: configuration panel with one position per line, each with its own selector, continuity indicator and fuse holder

Bench simulators: pyrotechnic lines and electrical loads

A cabinet that replaces a launch vehicle's real pyrotechnic circuits with electrically equivalent loads, and a simulator presenting the control bench with the loads of the on-board users. System responsibility, mechanical and electronic development, AIT.

Unit front panel: three connector groups — main line, redundant line and self-test path — each carrying power, telecommand and telemetry, with the power-on indicator

Interface and self-test box for a check-out chain

A unit that decouples the check-out chain from the item under test and verifies its integrity before connection. Subcomponent mechanical and electronic design, and support to AIT.

Drawer front panel: interface towards the items under test, command and board-fault indicators, per-channel current measurement sockets and the plug-in card bay

Telemetry, telecommand and radio-frequency sections of an automatic test equipment

Both interface sections of one automatic test equipment — telemetry and telecommand, command and control of the radio-frequency chain — in integrated chassis, operated through an on-board web server. Subcomponent responsibility and support to AIT, as a subcontractor to a third-party integrator.

Drawer open on the bench: power supply, terminal blocks and internal harness folded along the base, with the terminations brought out to the panel

LVDS interface chassis for an on-board memory unit, with clean-room harness

A drawer bringing out the LVDS interfaces of an on-board mass-memory unit, with the matching harness built for clean-room use. Support to CE certification of the complete unit, not of the drawer alone.

Enclosed test cell: interlocked doors, safety signage and machine-side control panel

Enclosed CE-marked test benches for railway gearboxes and wheelsets

Enclosed test benches for railway gearboxes and wheelsets, with operating and acquisition software and CE marking. Electrical design, control software, documentation, risk analysis for CE marking, and conduct of the test campaign.

Stacked shock-mounted cases seen from the front: each case carries one functional layer, with the equipment front panels accessible once the lid is open

Transportable simulation racks for a launch site

Assembly integration of rack sub-assemblies housed in stackable shock-mounted cases, with instrumentation, per-line protected power distribution and external interconnection cabling.

Controller front panel: operating touchscreen, emergency stop and forced ventilation

Modular rack battery pack charger for a launch vehicle

A rack system with a controller managing up to five charger modules, each able to charge two batteries. System design, mechanical and electronic development, support to integration and AIT.

Dual-line version front panel: voltage and current metering on each section, per-output-group protection and a central emergency stop

Rack power distribution units, single and dual line

A family of rack power distribution units, with input and output voltage and current metering, per-group protection and emergency stop. Design, engineering, production and integration into different EGSE systems.

Drawer front panel: per-line status and board-fault indicators, card bay open on the plug-in daughter boards

Input/output front-end electronics for a payload data chain

A drawer with plug-in boards carrying the telecommand and telemetry interfaces to an observation payload's data chain, with a motherboard and purpose-built daughter boards, one per signal family.

Drawer open: radio-frequency plate with attenuators and power dividers, switching relay bank on the left-hand side

RF switch matrix for a radiometer test chain

A second application of the RF matrix, for the test chain of an Earth-observation microwave radiometer. Delivered CE marked, with a web-server HMI.

Matrix front panel: per-line status indicators, two alphanumeric displays showing configuration and set attenuation, local/remote switch

RF switch matrix for a check-out bench

A 19" rack RF switch matrix with settable attenuation and local or remote operation. Component responsibility: design, hardware integration, software and AIT.

19" drawer with the cover removed: control boards and internal harness, front panel carrying mode, azimuth, elevation and polarisation controls

Antenna control unit with web interface

A 19" rack antenna control unit, with front-panel controls and an operator interface served by an on-board web server. Full system responsibility, from architecture through to on-site installation.

Simulation SCOE for a radar payload

A SCOE simulating the behaviour of a radar payload, across two instrumented cabinets. Support to hardware and software design, system and subsystem software development, AIT conducted at FAT and OSAT.