Student Bio
Isaac completed his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aeronautics at the University of Sherbrooke. Through his studies, he developed a deep passion for engineering, more specifically in the field of robotics and aeronautics. His motivation led him to always push himself to learn new things and work on personal projects such as building a small robotic hand or running multirotors simulations in ROS.
During his last two years of undergraduate studies (2019-2020), for his Major design project, Isaac he had the opportunity to work on the development of a flight simulator for new futuristic flying vehicles in a fully immersed VR environment and with a motion platform to create realistic sensations. The full flight simulator, called AeroStrabe, was completed by a team of 6 mechanical engineering students, with a total budget of about 50 000$ found through sponsorship. The simulator is now being used at the École des Technologies Supérieures in Montreal to test new flying vehicles in a virtual environment and to study the brain’s behavior in simulations.
In winter 2021, Isaac started a doctoral research project on the development of a new landing technology to enable multirotors to land in extreme outdoor conditions such as on steep inclines, at high impact speeds, in strong winds and on slippery surfaces. This technology now allows drones to land on inclines of up to 60°, at impact speeds of up to 3 m/s and was demonstrated in real outdoor conditions on rooftops of up to 45° angles. In winter 2023, that same technology was used to land a drone on a ground vehicle moving at 65 km/h, which set a new world record. Under the supervision of Professor Alexis Lussier Desbiens and in collaboration with the University of Carleton, Isaac will continue to work on the development of this landing technology to enable landings in a wider range of scenarios such as high- speed moving vehicles, icebergs and boats in high sea.