The PIM team – Multiscale propagation and interactions

This team from the Lab-STICC laboratory focuses on the development and improvement of modeling and optimization tools to help with representing and understanding phenomena resulting from the interaction of electromagnetic waves with the environment. These phenomena are observed at different scales, from the material to the system.

In particular, this research work focuses on “smartening up” the systems designed to acquire and use the observations provided by radar systems (airborne or satellite) or geolocation systems such as GPS.

Applications

Radar; electronic warfare; geolocation and navigation; marine pollution; monitoring, maritime safety and security; microwave remote sensing; target recognition (based on radar signals/images).

Topics and expertise

Multiscale and multiphysics electromagnetic simulation and modeling
Wave propagation and interaction with the environment (sea, atmosphere, land).
Microwave frequency system modeling and simulation (link budget, microwave remote sensing, experimentation, etc.).

The Lab-STICC website / The PIM team

ENSTA Bretagne is involved in the following research programs

THE “E-PANEMA” PROJECT: e-Positioning and navigational aid in the marine environment

Purpose: studying and developing innovative technological building blocks for safer and more efficient navigation for commercial vessels.

Partners: ENSTA Bretagne/Lab-STICC, SAFRAN, Diades Marine, ENSM
Funding partner: ADEME (“Ships of the future” roadmap, Investments for the Future program).

THE “SLERECIM” PROJECT

This project focuses on signature estimation for complex naval targets at sea (use of Gaussian beam summation and tracing).

Funding partner: The French Government defense procurement and technology agency (DGA).

“CEPAMOCS” PROJECT

CEPAMOCS project focuses on parameter characterization and extraction from a heterogeneous sea surface observed by various satellite sensors.

Funding partner: DGA.

THE “SYMOC” PROJECT: Mobile observation and acquisition system

ENSTA Bretagne has purchased new equipment for the SYMOC project (CPER1 SOPHIE: ICST & waves, and photonics). This equipment consists of:

UP/DOWN converter modules for frequency translation of the transmitted and received signals;
Broadband antennas to cover the full range of frequencies used.