Baptiste LABAT: Design, Simulation, and Control of Sailing or Flying Crafts

Toward Light, Efficient, Easy Sailing Boats

Formation

• Windsurfing competitor (Raceboard and Funboard)
• Sailing instructor (Windsurf, dinghies and Sailboats)
• Kite autodidact
• Degree: Supélec (Engineering School in France)
• Master's in Aeronautics at Imperial College London
• Paragliding beginner

Work experiences 1/2

SIREHNA-Naval Group - R&D Engineer (2008/2013 - 2014/2019)

• Development of dynamic simulations, then specialized autopilots:
  • Floating: Fishing vessels, yachts, military, offshore
  • Planning: RHIB
  • Foiling: America's Cup and Ultim 32/23
  • Flying: Tethered drones

Nautilabs - Leave Entrepreneurship Year (2013-2015)

• Company development: kite power for ship propulsion or electric production.

Work experiences 2/2

Airseas - Flight Control Laws Designer (2019 - 2021)

• Design of giant kite control laws

Syroco - Simulation and Control Engineer (2021 - today)

• Mechatronics development of scaled radio-controlled proof of concept of flying kiteboat
• Automatic control development
• Performance simulations

Personal projects and activities

Robokite

• DIY electronic control of consumer power kites within a fablab

L'Dorado

• Transformation of catamaran into foiling kiteboat and showcasing at Foiling Week

International Kiteboating Federation

Among the founders and now president

In progress

Creation of a network of developers focused on paravane sailing-> The reason I contacted you

Skills

• Mathematics
• Physics Modelling
• Scientific Computation: Python, Matlab, C/C++
• Software Development: Git, GitHub, Jira, Agile methodologies
• Electronic Prototyping: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, sensors interfacing, motor control, etc.
• Web Development: HTML, JavaScript

Proposal

• Discussions on the subject of paravane and parakite development (tether, stability, harness, ...)
• Potentially available 1 day per week for company project.
• Available 1 to 3 days per week for open source collaboration.

Plane

Train

Wind turbine

Airborne Wind Energy

Boat

Offshore wind turbine

Sailboat

Foiling boat

Aile d'eau

Dual Aircraft Platform

Dynamic soaring

Energy

production

Energy

consumption

Ground

Air

Air

Water

Pricing

• Open Source Project: 100€/day
• Company Project: 500€/day
• Military (no weapon) or Carbon Intensive Project: 1000€/day

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me for more information or to discuss potential projects!

Email: baptiste.labat@gmail.com