The projects
They had an idea, we trusted them and gave them the opportunity to realize it. Read on and discover how Passion for Innovation help them. Go an original idea? Why not be the next one to apply!
Khufu Reborn
Four years since the first revelations. Now, Jean-Pierre Houdin refines his revolutionary theory of Khufu's pyramid building and adds breaking news. Discover the Great Pyramid in a brand new application which sets the standard for 3D Interactive Movie!
Fly Record Speeds in the v-44 Albatross
A revolutionary single-hull equipped with two rigid wing-sails, manufactured from composite materials to break the world speed-sailing record by early 2013.
Ice Dream
What if icebergs – those gigantic freshwater reservoirs – became the solution to the drinking-water shortage issue?
Michel Desjoyeaux
The France’s most successful solo yachtsman set a new challenge for himself: construct a new 60 ft monohull in less than 6 months.
Big Frog: faster but greener
The Reno Air races are the most famous air races in the USA and probably in the world. Today, a French team challenges the best air racers: they want to win Reno with a diesel engine!
The Roman velum
The Roman used to protect people from rain and sun in their theatres using large curtains stretched over the arena, the Velum. How did they spread and roll back this facility? French retired engineer René Chambon thinks he's got the point.
Xplorair: Fly the Future!
Many sci-fi books or pictures mention personal flying vehicles. This might soon be a reality with Xplorair, a revolutionary vertical take-off aircraft based on the Coanda effect. Discover how Dassault Systèmes solutions helped this idea to take off!
V+R Challenge
Philippe Fuchs is a Virtual Reality professor. He's also got a passion: ultra-marathon. His challenge? Run from Paris to the Olympic Games in Beijing. Discover how virtual and reality combine and get on board to support Sports without Borders!
Observing Nature to Invent
We have many things to learn from Nature. This wise statement from Michal Latacz is the starting point of his Kalmar project. Michal observed NAture and drew inspiration from fishes and cuttlefishes to design a revolutionary vessel propulsion system.
CATIA for Robot Design
Dassault Systèmes supports the European Robotics Cup (Eurobot) by providing a specific version of CATIA to all participating teams dedicated for Robot Design.
Ensam goes further with CATIA
Dassault Systèmes supported the famous French engineering school ENSAM in the 2006 Shell Eco-marathon economy race. Discover how they designed and built cars that face the sustainable mobility challenge.
Robots Rugby Champions
Dassault Systèmes supported the renowned French engineering school SUPAERO in the 2004 French and European Robotic Cups. Find out how CATIA helped engineering students design the winning entry for the world famous competition.
The Neoclutch Driving System
Vincent designed a revolutionary driving system that lets handicaped people enjoy the thrill of sports car racing. Here's how CATIA and Dassault Systèmes helped Vincent get his idea out of the garage and into the fast lane.
