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