Dynamics of Space Structures & Living Systems at Clément Ader Institute

This research is conducted in the frame of PhDs. They are devoted on one hand to the qualification of manned spacecraft, including dynamic ditching, structural ground landing and dynamic design of astronaut seats. On the other hand, they deal with terrestrial spinoff, (including the qualification of safety nets in dynamic sport, and dynamic modeling of the inner ear for pilots, astronauts and handicapped people, considering vestibular and cochlear analysis. These R&D will be presented in the general context of research at the Clement Institute Ader, and more specifically research devoted to the dynamics of aerospace structures (vibration and shock on aircraft and helicopter structures) and absorbing materials (active and passive dynamic control) and also in the frame of the developments linked with long-range spaceflight.