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Aerospace and defence heritage

Aerospace and defence heritage

Aerospace and defence heritage

Product catalog summary
Overview
Cedrat Technologies (CTEC) specializes in actuators, sensors, and electronics for the Aerospace, Space, and Defence (ASD) sectors. Their products are used in various applications such as optic instruments, cameras, and telescopes within aircraft, helicopters, missiles, satellites, and spacecraft. Key functions include compact and dynamic actuation, precise positioning, and sensing and detection.

Specifications and Standards
CTEC has been involved in numerous space missions and aircraft/defence applications over the past 20 years, achieving the necessary standards for customized products designed to withstand harsh environments like vibrations, shocks, vacuum, humidity, and extreme temperatures.

Product Applications
CTEC has delivered over 5,000 piezoelectric or magnetic actuators for ASD operations. Their products are known for reliability and are used in various missions and applications, including:
  • Rosetta/Midas: Piezo Stage XYZ for AFM scanning mechanism.
  • ISS/ACES/Pharao: Piezo Tilt DTT35XS for laser pointing mechanism.
  • GOCE: Piezo Actuator APA200M for cold gas micro propulsion.
  • MARS-MSL/CHEMIN: Piezo actuator APA120S for powder shaking in X-ray analysis.
  • SWARM/Magnetometer: Piezo motor RSPA for laser fiber extension control.


Aerospace & Defence Heritage
The document lists various missions and projects where CTEC's products have been utilized, detailing the mission, customer, current status, products, and their functions. Examples include:
  • Aircraft SHM: Acoustic SHM & Pulse-echo SHM for Airbus.
  • Helicopter SHM: Pulse-echo SHM for ONERA.
  • Defence Optronic: Piezo XY Stage for image enhancement.
  • Beta-Pictoris: Piezo XY Stage for fine pointing mechanism in optical fiber.


Conclusion
CTEC's contributions to the aerospace and defence sectors are significant, with a wide range of products that meet stringent requirements for reliability and performance in challenging environments.
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Catalog excerpts

Aerospace and defence heritage-1

CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES Innovation in Mechatronics Aerospace & defense heritage CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES (CTEC) actuators, sensors and electronics for Air, Space & Defence (ASD) can be found in optic instruments, embedded cameras, telescopes,… inside airplanes, helicopters, missiles, unmanned micro aerial vehicles (MAV), satellites, spacecraft, … to address following mechatronic functions & applications: • Compact and dynamic actuation • Precise positioning • Sensing and detection CTEC has been involved for 20 years in a multiple space missions and aircraft/defence applications and has reached the required standards and recurrent production for several customized products. These customized solutions are especially designed to withstand severe environment (vibrations, shocks, vacuum, humidity, wide thermal range including cryogenic) in partnership with customers. They have to be extremely reliable. Following this approach, more than 5 000 piezoelectric or magnetic actuators from CTEC have been delivered and are successfully used in operations in ASD fields. CTEC Piezo Tilt DTT60 S -SG (ATLID) For example the table below (page 2) shows the Aerospace & Defence Heritage of CTEC piezoelectric and electro-magnetic actuators, at different stage of qualification, with a variety of customers and functions. Copyright © CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES | 04/2020 To learn more about functions & applications of CTEC mechatronic components and systems for Aerospace & Defence see our related publications. CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES • 59 Chemin du Vieux Chêne • Inovallée • 38246 MEYLAN Cedex France CTEC Scan Mechanism Motor Engineering Model (MTG)

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CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES Innovation in Mechatronics Flight model delivered (2006) Pointing mechanism for laser Flight model delivered (2006) Laser Extended cavity control Engineering model delivered Cold gas Micro propulsion Flight model delivered (2007) Piezo Actuator HPPA Laser Extended cavity control Free floating mass repositioning Optical delay line Telescop Fine Steering Mirror MARS-MSL / CHEMIN Engineering model delivered Powder shaker for X-ray analysis Flying on board Curiosity (Nov. 2011) Piezoelectric sieving SWARM / Magnetometer Piezo motor RSPA Laser Fiber Extension control LISA / PAAM...

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Aerospace and defence heritage-3

CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES Innovation in Mechatronics FP6 / FP7 AISHA I & II completed projects (2009, 2012) Acoustic SHM & Pitch-Catch Pulse-echo SHM Breadboard model wind tunnel tested APA500L-CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polym. Active Flap for BVI noise cancellation Aeronautic institute Breadboard model delivered Active Flap for BVI noise cancellation Helicopter manufacturer Breadboard model rotor tested Active Flap for BVI noise cancellation Defence Optronic Recurring production Image enhancement Defence Optronic Recurring production Image enhancement Defence Optronic Qualified model delivered Piezo...

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All CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES catalogs and technical brochures

  1. DTT35XS-SI-2

    3  Pages

  2. DTT35XS

    3  Pages

  3. TT60SM

    3  Pages

  4. APA600M

    2  Pages

  5. APA400M

    2  Pages

  6. APA200M

    2  Pages

  7. APA150M

    2  Pages

  8. APA100M

    2  Pages

  9. APA60SM

    2  Pages

  10. APA40SM

    2  Pages

  11. APA60S

    2  Pages

  12. APA50XS

    2  Pages

  13. APA35XS

    2  Pages

  14. APA150XXS

    2  Pages

  15. PPA20M

    2  Pages

  16. PPA40M

    2  Pages

  17. PPA40L

    2  Pages

  18. PPA60L

    2  Pages

  19. PPA80L

    2  Pages

  20. PPA120L

    2  Pages

  21. PPA40XL

    2  Pages

  22. PPA80XL

    2  Pages

  23. RK42F3U-LC75B

    2  Pages

  24. CA45

    4  Pages

  25. LA75A

    4  Pages

  26. LA75B

    4  Pages

  27. LA75C

    3  Pages

  28. SA75A

    3  Pages

  29. SA75B

    3  Pages

  30. SA75D

    3  Pages

  31. SP75A

    3  Pages

  32. UC65

    3  Pages

  33. UC55

    3  Pages

  34. UC45

    2  Pages

  35. RK42F3U-LC24

    2  Pages

  36. ECSU10

    2  Pages

  37. ECS75

    3  Pages

  38. ECP1000

    2  Pages

  39. ECP500

    2  Pages

  40. XY25XS

    2  Pages

  41. APA30uXS

    2  Pages

  42. PPA10M

    2  Pages

  43. MISAC PROJECT

    2  Pages

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