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ALPHA

Project name ALPHA
Purpose ALPHA (Aéronef Lenticulaire pour la PHotographie Aérienne) is a project to build an airship driven by an electronic card from the SPIF platform. The driving algorithm has been designed by the AnimatLab laboratory (Stéphane Doncieux PhD thesis, under the supervision of Jean-Arcady Meyer), and the structure by AirStar. Pierre Balaskovic, responsible of the project, brings his experience concerning airships.
Project leader Pierre Balaskovic (AirStar)
Local project leader Gérard Mouret (hardware), Samuel Tardieu (software)
Participants Patrick Busch, Bertrand Dupouy, Gérard Mouret, Samuel Tardieu
External partners AirStar, Pierre Balaskovic, AnimatLab
Starting date November 2000
Ending date December 2002
Related projects SPIF
Alpha Alpha/ENST