Browsing by Author "Kiener, Lionel"
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Large angle flexure pivot development for future science payloads for space applications
Spanoudakis, Peter; Kiener, Lionel; Cosandier, Florent; Schwab, Philippe; Giriens, Laurent; Kruis, Johan; Grivon, Daniel; Psoni, Georgia; Vrettos, Christos; Bencheikh, Nabil (2019)An innovative design of a Large Angle Flexure Pivot (LAFP) is described. It combines the advantages of flexure mechanisms while surpassing one of their few flaws, small displacement strokes. The LAFP design exceeds these ... -
Large angle flexure pivot development for high accuracy positioning of optical payloads
Cosandier, Florent; Schwab, Philippe; Kiener, Lionel; Kruis, Johan; Giriens, Laurent; Spanoudakis, Peter; Vrettos, Christos; Psoni, Georgia (2019-06-06)In this study, an innovative design of a Large Angle Flexure Pivot (LAFP) is proposed. It combines the advantages of flexure mechanisms – no friction, no backlash, no need for lubricant, no wear – while surpassing one of ... -
Redesign, manufacturing and validation testing of a space-compatible slipring rotor based on additive manufacturing
Saudan, Hervé; Kiener, Lionel; Liberatoscioli, Sandro; Cochet, Frédéric; Henry, Mélanie (2019-09-19)A novel design concept has been developed based on an Additive Manufacturing (AM) process, enabling the redesign of the rotor of a cylindrical Slipring Assembly (SRA) intended for space applications. The implementation of ... -
Slipring rotor made by Additive Manufacturing: redesign, manufacturing and validation testing for space applications
Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé; Novo, David; Lani, Sebastien; Bernard, Gaëtan; Miler, Mickaël; Bilbeau, Damien (2021)Today, Additive Manufacturing (AM) is widely recognized as a key enabling technology for various industrial sectors such as automotive, machine-tool but also the space industry. Metallic AM opens promising perspectives for ... -
Tendances générales et exemples d’applications récentes en fabrication additive métallique
Kiener, Lionel (2018-03-23) -
Toward Compliant and Structural Optimization Of a Compliant Rotational Reducer Mechanism
Komini, Ludian; Kruis, Johan; Perruchoud, Gérald; Cosandier, Florent; Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé (2019-08-10) -
Validation of compliant mechanisms made by metallic Additive Manufacturing
Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé; Cosandier, Florent; Perruchoud, Gérald; Pejchal, Vaclav; Rouvinet, Julien; Boudoire, Florent; Kalentics, Nikola (2022-08-29)Recent developments of compliant mechanisms built by additive manufacturing confirm their potential for highprecision applications in harsh environments. Several projects are presented, from simple flexure pivots to complex ...