A high-level international training curriculum for those wishing to specialise in the field of vehicle lighting systems
The vehicle lighting sector is currently undergoing major change with the development of new technologies like LED lights, as well as new and complex lighting systems functionalities. This changing landscape provides an opportunity to explore new avenues for innovation based on lasers, smart lighting solutions and new lighting functionalities. Therefore, three major Engineering Schools in Transportation Engineering (ESTACA), Optical Sciences (Institut d’Optique Graduate School) and Design (STRATE – Ecole de design) join their experience in engineer training to develop a high-level international Advanced programme designed for training cross-skilled engineers for the field of vehicle embedded lighting systems. The training structures are strongly connected to research and actively supported by industrial players.
Program
Aim:
In an integrated system from design to production, the programme associates creative design, optical and mechanical system design, simulation and virtual prototyping, embedded power and intelligence, as well as certification of systems embedded in the connected or autonomous vehicles of tomorrow.
Programme benefits:
- Teaching faculty will offer a high-level international training curriculum for those wishing to specialise in the field of vehicle lighting systems.
- A programme run by leading experts in the field of vehicle embedded lighting system sand perfectly suited to meet industry needs.
- A programme heavily involved in the industrial sector and likely to hire new graduates
Syllabus:
400 hours of academic coursework (september 1st to february 1st)
6 sessions cover Optics & Photonics for Lighting (run by Institut d’Optique Graduate School) they include :
- basic training in optics and photonics ; sciences, technology and applications of light sources including lamps, discharge tubes, LEDs, OLEDs and lasers ; photometry of sources and optical
- systems, colorimetry ; Optical systems design and shaping of illumination using complex surfaces, light guides and diffractive optics ; computer assisted optical design ; 2D & 3D photometric
- simulations, realistic and physico-realistic rendering of illumination and aspect, measurement and simulation of surface aspects, vision and cognition.
2 sessions cover Embedded Systems (run by ESTACA), they include :
- Embedded electronic driving and régulation of sources ; hardware dimensioning ; servo controls, actuators, sensors including visible and infrared cameras ; Embedded energy management ;
- electrical & electronical vehicle architecture ; Embedded intelligence for illumination and driving assistance ; system design and CAD.
3 sessions cover related technologies (run by ESTACA), they include :
- Mechanics and materials : design and CAD, process including injection, Tools, assembly & platic welding, surface processing ; environment simulation : humidity, thermal, impacts & vibrations ;
- Integrated design of embedded lighting systems, prototyping and industrialisation ; regulatory requirements : régulations and standards ; Patents and industrial property.
1 session covers Creative Design of Lighting Systems (run by STRATE), it includes:
- industrial design, awareness, vocabulary, creativity
6 months minimum of in-company operational training followed by a professional thesis defense (february 1st to July 31)Professional thesis produced between February and September, with a minimum of 6 months, and professional thesis defense.
Assessment:
- Teaching modules assessed via exams and case studies
- Academic project & Professional thesis assessed via dissertation
