Thibaud Talon

Thibaud Talon

Los Angeles, California, United States
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About

As a mechatronics engineer, space systems engineer and roboticist, I have a strong…

Activity

Experience

  • Trans Astronautica Corporation Graphic

    Trans Astronautica Corporation

    Los Angeles County, California, United States

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    Pasadena, California, United States

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    Pasadena, California, United States

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Paris Area, France

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Indian Ocean

Education

  • Caltech Graphic

    Caltech

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    Activities and Societies: Co-chair of the 2017 Caltech Space Challenge

    Investigated techniques to reconstruct the shape of large deployable structures in space such as solar sails or space solar power satellites with millimeter accuracy.

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    Courses taken: fluid and solid mechanics, mathematics, aerospace engineering & mechanics of composite materials

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    Activities and Societies: Point Gamma (Most attended student night event in France) – Vice-president / Zup de Co (An organization providing assistance to underprivileged children) - Tutor in French, Mathematics, English

    The Ecole Polytechnique is one of the most selective and prestigious engineering school in France.

    Courses taken include mechanics, economics, physics, mathematics & computer science.

Publications

Patents

  • Robotic platform with dual track

    Issued WO2023196482A1

    A robotic platform or "bot" having a dual track mobility system. The bot is unmanned and autonomous, or may be controlled via remote control. The dual track dual suspension-tension system has first and second tracks positioned along lateral sides of the bot and extending longitudinally over a plurality of rollers. The bot may include suspension arms coupled to groups of the rollers on the ground facing sides of the tracks for suspension and the non-ground facing side of the tracks for tension…

    A robotic platform or "bot" having a dual track mobility system. The bot is unmanned and autonomous, or may be controlled via remote control. The dual track dual suspension-tension system has first and second tracks positioned along lateral sides of the bot and extending longitudinally over a plurality of rollers. The bot may include suspension arms coupled to groups of the rollers on the ground facing sides of the tracks for suspension and the non-ground facing side of the tracks for tension in the tracks. The bot can operate in a first orientation and a second, vertically opposite orientation and maintain suspension capabilities in either orientation. The bot may include a payload mounted in a payload bay and that is configured to rotate in at least two axes. The bot may include a symmetrical sensor assembly configured to operate according to a reference frame controlled via a control system.

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Projects

  • Surveyor

    - Lead designer and Program Manager of Surveyor, a rugged mobile robot with a universal instrument payload bay capable of traversing extreme terrain and flip over thanks to a patented dual tension suspension mobility design.
    - Responsible for prototyping, customer field demonstration and productization of Surveyor, leading over 20+ engineers in a multidisciplinary effort including mechatronics (mechanical, thermal, electrical, simulation), software (controls, AI, middleware, API), UX/UI, and…

    - Lead designer and Program Manager of Surveyor, a rugged mobile robot with a universal instrument payload bay capable of traversing extreme terrain and flip over thanks to a patented dual tension suspension mobility design.
    - Responsible for prototyping, customer field demonstration and productization of Surveyor, leading over 20+ engineers in a multidisciplinary effort including mechatronics (mechanical, thermal, electrical, simulation), software (controls, AI, middleware, API), UX/UI, and testing (breadboard, bench, lab, rock yard and customer field site).

  • Excavator

    - Built the emergency safety system to comply with ISO 13849 standard
    - Led the mechanical integration of Excavator a prototype mobile mining robot with two mining robotic tools fitted in robotic arms.
    - Assisted in deploying Excavator at a customer mine site overseas, overseeing post-shipment integration and field deployment, and assisting field site engineering training.

  • Autonomous Assembly of a Reconfigurable Space Telescope (AAReST) mission

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    Led electronics and software teams for the Autonomous Assembly of a Reconfigurable Space Telescope mission (AAReST), including electronic boards (HV circuits, CPU motherboard, etc.), tested and validated for space (TVAC testing).

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  • Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE)

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    Optimization of the size and weight of a mass spectrum analyzer

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Honors & Awards

  • The Donald Coles Prize

    Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT)

    The Donald Coles Prize is awarded to the graduating Ph.D. student in Aeronautics whose thesis displays the best design of an experiment or the best design for a piece of experimental equipment.

  • The Hans G. Hornung Prize

    Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT)

    The Hans G. Hornung Prize is given for the best oral PhD defense presentation by a student advised by Aeronautics faculty. The committee to determine the prize winner was made up of current Aeronautics students who attended all the talks in order to make their recommendation.

  • The Ernest E. Sechler Memorial Award in Aeronautics

    Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT)

    The Ernest E. Sechler Memorial Award in Aeronautics is given to the graduate student who has made the most significant contribution to the GALCIT teaching and research effort this year. The award was established in 1980 to honor Ernie Sechler who was the first graduate of GALCIT and a faculty member for 46 years. Throughout his career, he was a faculty advisor to the graduate students and made many contributions to Aeronautical engineering, particularly in structural mechanics and the…

    The Ernest E. Sechler Memorial Award in Aeronautics is given to the graduate student who has made the most significant contribution to the GALCIT teaching and research effort this year. The award was established in 1980 to honor Ernie Sechler who was the first graduate of GALCIT and a faculty member for 46 years. Throughout his career, he was a faculty advisor to the graduate students and made many contributions to Aeronautical engineering, particularly in structural mechanics and the utilization of energy resources.

  • Outstanding Investment at Ecole Polytechnique

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    Rewarded to a "student who has distinguished himself through his behavior, dedication and commitment to the student body"

Languages

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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