Gallery
A few projects in pictures: machine software — 3D scanning, 3D printing, robotics —, custom modules for the Odoo ERP, technical 3D software for orthodontics, orthopaedics and medical imaging, and a suite of tools for glider pilots.
Many other projects are not shown here: they are confidential… and will remain so.
3D scanner, 3D printers, robotics
On the left, “manufacturability” analysis for a 3D-printer manufacturer. Working with its R&D team, I designed a software — very efficient in terms of computation speed — that inspects each part before launch, flags risk areas and suggests corrections. Integrated into the print-preparation workflow, it is deployed in production at their customers'.
In the centre, the 3D digitising of a chestnut trunk: the scanner captures the full geometry of the trunk and the software rebuilds it into a usable 3D model. The video shows the system running in real-world conditions. Much care was needed to reach sub-millimetre accuracy: multi-level calibrations, software correction of a twist defect in the linear axis. (video: Manufacture du châtaignier)
On the right, an optical scanner of my own design, mounted here on a 3D machine Aberlink, with RobotIndus robotics integration for round-the-clock operation. Custom scanning software.
These programs share one requirement: run every day, on the shop floor, in operators' hands — not in a demo.
Custom modules for the Odoo ERP
The ERP is often the nervous system of a company: quotes, invoicing, project tracking, inventory, customer and supplier portals, website integration. I chose Odoo Community for its flexibility, the quality of its Python codebase and the ability to graft custom business modules onto it without technical constraints.
Day to day, I design and deploy modules tailored to specific business processes: custom interfaces with the client's technical tools, automation between Odoo and third-party software, dedicated customer portals, integrated e-commerce sites. Two examples shown here: the ivolink platform connecting dental practitioners with prosthetics labs, with a front-end that completely hides Odoo, and the integration of the Axioscopie 3D analysis software made directly available to the dental practice.
I also operate production Odoo instances for clients: initial deployment, business setup, major-version migrations, backups and monitoring. The infrastructure runs on Ubuntu Server, PostgreSQL, Docker and Nginx — a fully open-source stack with no cloud-vendor lock-in.
A workflow that doesn't fit any standard module, or a business tool to wire into your accounting, inventory or website? Firm quote, one year of maintenance included, intellectual property fully transferred on delivery.
Technical software: 3D modeling and meshes
3D modeling and mesh processing have been at the core of my work for over thirty years. My path led from industrial laser metrology — the first laser-sensor tyre-wear measurement machine at Michelin — to the design of biomedical software, by way of custom robotic 3D scanners.
The illustrations above come from software I designed: the orthodontic 3D design software Deltaface (operated by IvoDEL), a 2D viewer for MRI/DICOM images (dcm2niix → NIfTI → segmentation pipeline), and a volumetric modeler for orthopaedics. They all work with dense meshes and volumes (OpenVDB) on patient or industrial data, sometimes under real-time constraints.
For regulated fields such as medical software, I apply the requirements of IEC 12207 and IEC 62304: traceable documentation, unit and regression tests, code coverage, staged validation. Intellectual property remains the client's: full transfer of source code and rights on delivery.
Tools for glider pilots
A glider pilot myself, and a competitor, I built a suite of tools to address the practical limitations I kept hitting with existing solutions.
The main service lives at https://meteo.cap46.fr: a platform that aggregates Météo-France models, converts them into glider-friendly maps (convection ceilings, lift, mountain waves), offers a pre-cooked task plan and easy access to the current airspace restrictions. The chain runs automatically so that pilots always have the most relevant, up-to-date information at hand.
In flight, the flight director (Android APK) draws on the well-tested principles of GPS applications such as XCSoar, including communication with on-board avionics (Flarm, XCVario). A replay mode lets you go back through a flight for post-analysis. The application is also wired into the Condor3 flight simulator so that pilots can train in the same conditions as in real flight.