R&D
Research and Development Unit
Research & Development Unit
Established in 2019, the Research & Development unit of the Ametra Group embodies a proactive approach to innovation in support of engineering. A true ideas laboratory, it anticipates technological developments and identifies high-potential topics aligned with tomorrow’s industrial challenges.
Fully dedicated to the Group, this unit operates autonomously, ensuring responsiveness, agility, and exploratory capability. It draws on the expertise of its PhDs, who initiate and lead research projects related to their areas of specialization.
Its work lies at the heart of today’s major transformations: energy transition, biomimicry, environmental challenges, etc., with a clear objective: to bring forward innovative, value-creating solutions and pave the way for new collaborations with industrial partners.
Research projects
- ORCA Project (2019–2020)
Optimization of modelling for failure in composite joints.
Blog article link: https://blog.ametragroup.com/modelisation-dommages-materiaux-composites/
- PACMA Project (2019–2020)
Challenges related to integrating multifunctional fuel cell systems in aeronautics
Blog article link: https://blog.ametragroup.com/pile-a-combustible-multifonctionnelle-laeronautique/
- HELIOS Project (2020–2022)
Development of a 100% electric multi-source power distribution system for aeronautical applications.
Blog article link: https://blog.ametragroup.com/laviation-du-futur-le-projet-helios/
- CROCODHyL Project (2021)
Design of composite-material cryogenic tanks for liquid hydrogen storage.
- ALPS Project (2022–2024)
Peridynamics applied to industry
Blog article link: https://blog.ametragroup.com/orca-peridynamique-revolution-industrie/
- Versatile Converter Project for Electric Vehicles (2024–2025)
- SAM Project (2023–Present)
Architectured metallic structures (TPMS), with applications in shock absorption and thermal dissipation
Blog article link: https://blog.ametragroup.com/tpms-quand-la-science-et-la-nature-inspirent-lingenierie/
Ongoing collaborations
Additive manufacturing and experimental testing
- Centrale Lille : fabrication additive et essais expérimentaux de compression
- Ametra Research : Simulation numérique
Artificial intelligence
ECE Paris: Design assistance tools
MIURA Simulation: AI-assisted CFD simulation
Innovation challenges in the aerospace sector
Metamaterials, hybrid propulsion, embedded artificial intelligence… What are today the most promising research and innovation areas for tomorrow’s aerospace?
Our engagements
Paris Air Show 2019 – PACMA and HELIOS Projects
14th WCCM 2020 (World Congress Computational Mechanics)
Modelling the rupture of composite assemblies, a peridynamics approach
EURONAVAL 2020 – Sizing of hydrogen systems
AEC 2020 (Aerospace Europe Conference)
Multi-domain modelisation of fuel cells for aeronautical application
SIA 2025 – A preliminary study on TPMS metamaterials structures
- Radioss Club Defense, Security and Safety 2025 - From the state of the art to simulation
Study of the mechanical properties of metamaterials using Radioss and Hyperstudy
Current research areas
Metamaterials and composites
- Energy absorption via Triply Periodic Minimal Surface structures (TPMS) and Bouligand structures: numerical simulation
- Additive manufacturing and experimental testing (partnership with Centrale Lille)
CFD
- Thermal dissipation on TPMS structures
Artificial intelligence
- Automatic mesh generation on TPMS structures
- Industrial drafting assistance via a chatbot (ECE partnership)
- Optimization of CFD simulations (MIURA Simulation partnership)
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