OUR COMPANY
The CEDREM is a French engineering service provider specialized in
composite structures and materials subjected to dynamic phenomena such
as crash, ballistic impact, explosion, blast and more. CEDREM’s team of
research engineers offers expertise in all aspects of physics,
electro-magnetism, materials, mechanics, fluid mechanics, explosion,
ballistics, and numerical simulation.
CEDREM was founded in 2008 by
Dr. Karine Thoral-Pierre who cumulates over 10 years of experience in
the fields of engineering sciences working for Thales on defense
applications as well as for ECA and the French National Center for
Scientific Research (CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique).
RADIOSS Simulation Software
To simulate physical phenomena linked to explosion and ballistics, our
team uses the finite elements method with an
explicit solver. Those numerical schemes are adapted to simulating
transient phenomena.
The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software used is called
RADIOSS. It is a structural analysis solver for highly non-linear
problems under dynamic loadings. For over 20 years, RADIOSS has
established itself as a leader and an industry standard for crash,
safety and impact analysis. It is used by most of the automotive
industry and manufacturers in Europe (Germany, UK, France…).
RADIOSS has direct access to a large library of finite elements dummy,
barrier and impactor models to perform vehicle occupant safety
simulation. It provides the most comprehensive and high quality toolset
in the industry through partnerships with leading crash and safety
testing facilities and model providers.
The CEDREM works in the fields of defense, safety and security since its
creation, using the RADIOSS numerical code. Its expertise is based on
numerical simulations, real trials, and correlation between both.
Its main role with defense industry companies and French government
organizations is to develop numerical simulations close to real trials
in order to increase the reliability of numerical tools concerning real
effects observed during trials.
CEDREM used numerical simulation to create new composite material to
protect different structures against blast and ballistic impacts. CEDREM
offers support
in the creation of concepts, the management of validation tests and the
characterization of materials, mostly in composite materials.
VPAM/STANAG Guidelines
CEDREM is a laboratory that applies the testing methods and procedures
established by STANAG 4569; in addition, it also follows the testing
guidelines of the VPAM BRV 2009 as requested in the Invitation to Tender
Europe Aid/135065/DH/SUP/Multi-Armored Vehicles.
As such, it is highly recommended by the French Ministry of Defense and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs for performing tests according to VPAM and
STANAG 4569 standards.
- ► LWAG (Lightweight Armour Group), a collaborating organization of the European association
LIGHTARMOUR WEBSITE - ► DYMAT for the promotion of research into the dynamic behavior of materials and its applications.
- ► GICAT (France): a professional group representing the industry sector
supplying equipment to the French Land forces and exports Land and Air
land equipment.
GICAT WEBSITE - ► EDEN (France): a defense, safety and security Cluster founded in
2008. Objectives are to make members' product provision more consistent
and reduce costs to facilitate access to global markets, make it easier
for SMEs to access Research and Technology
and improve knowledge of their respective markets in order to
strengthen their competitive position
EDEN CLUSTER WEBSITE
- ► Cercle de l’ARBALETE: French Special Forces industry and research cluster
WEBSITE (fr)
CEDREM is a ground breaking company. Its team of multidisciplinary
engineers and researchers specializes in complex systems analysis under
dynamic loadings such as shocks, impacts or explosions.
Karine THORAL PIERRE, CEO and founder of CEDREM
Karine holds a PhD in fluid mechanics applied to Physical Oceanography.
She started her career with ECA, a private company specializing in
submarine robotics. During this period she was in charge of designing
small scientific off shore platforms (RDM simulations, fluid structure
interaction, design, CAD); in parallel she was researcher at the CNRS
(National Scientific Research Center) responsible for coordinating and
testing (mechanical, electronics) sea trials.
She then joined the Land Armament Division of the THALES Group (TBA) in
2002. In the six years at Thales, she held various positions from
Technical manager for ballistic and blast test on military structure, to
Engineer responsible for the simulation of threats (blast with IED and
mine) and steel protection included in military structure. She then
worked on the simulation of warhead included explosive and fragments,
and evaluated by simulation the effects on the structure (vulnerability
of structure). All simulations have been correlated by real tests to
increase performance of numerical tools.
Her works were the subject of a patent titled “Ballistic safety device”
ref US 7846854 B2. The invention relates to a ballistic protection
device. An embodiment of the invention applies, for example, to the
protection of vehicles against ballistic-type attacks.
LINK TO PATENT
In 2008 Karine decided to create her own laboratory called CEDREM,
aiming at creating protection against blast and impact threats using
simulation. Targeted customers are Ministries of Defence, military and
security companies...
Karine delivers many papers related to KE/blast and numerical simulation
at worldwide conferences and seminars, the latest being at Altair
Technology Conference in Munich, Germany in 2014 on the subject “New
numerical approach to automatically predict material properties of 2D
and 3D woven composites”. (Annex 7 for summary of lectures and
scientific publications)
Since its creation, CEDREM has been challenging the world of numerical
simulation applied to ballistics and blast with its team of innovative
and expert engineers and researchers.
In 2013, CEDREM was granted two prestigious innovation awards.
40th Award “Ingénieur Général CHANSON 2013”
The annual “Ingénieur Général Chanson” award is given to engineers of
the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), army engineers, civil
engineers, or research centers for innovative projects in the area of
ground military defense and practical applications. A graduate of the
École Polytechnique, Prof. Paul Chanson, PhD, was one of the founders of
the French nuclear weapons program. The association of land armament
instituted the Chanson award in 1972 to perpetuate the memory of Prof.
Chanson. CEDREM was awarded for its innovative solution for the
protection of vehicles as well as for buildings exposed to the effects
of explosions and impacts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The
new design results in weight savings of around 15 to 20% relative to the
prior design.
JEC Innovation Award 2014 (Atlanta, GA, USA)
CEDREM and its partner PPE received an “Innovation Award” during JEC
2014 in Atlanta, GA in the category “Ballistics”. They have been
rewarded for their work on light high-energy absorbers for the defense
and security market.
JEC Group, the world’s largest organization exclusively dedicated to
composites industry, rewards annually since 1998 the ten most innovative
companies for pivotal advances in composites design, manufacturing and
application.
For further details, please refer to Annex 6 JEC Composites Magazine No.
84 October 2013
