Browsing by Author "Rouvinet, Julien"
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Additive manufacturing: innovative concepts of compliant mechanisms
Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé; Cosandier, Florent; Perruchoud, Gérald; Pejchal, Vaclav; Lani, Sébastien; Rouvinet, Julien (2020-12-13)Based on a new concept to build flexible structures by metallic 3D printing that has been developed at CSEM, several compliant mechanisms have been redesigned for Additive Manufacturing (AM). In addition to the new geometric ... -
Challenges of the development of a compliant focus mechanism submitted to the harsh Martian environment for the ExoMars rover mission
Verhaeghe, Antoine; Perruchoud, Gérald; Schwab, Philippe; Gumy, Mathias; Rouvinet, Julien; Kiener, Lionel (2020-01-14)The CLUPI (CLose-UP Imager) instrument is a high-resolution camera mounted onto the Drill of the ExoMars 2020 rover mission carried out by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos. The CLUPI development is under the ... -
Focus mechanism for EXOMARS mission: lessons learned from preliminary design to space flight model delivery
Ummel, Antoine; Perruchoud, Gérald; Schwab, Philippe; Gumy, Mathias; Rouvinet, Julien; Kiener, Lionel (2020-12-13)The CLUPI (CLose-UP Imager) instrument is a high-resolution camera mounted onto the Drill of the ExoMars 2020 rover mission carried out by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos. The CLUPI development is under the ... -
Innovative Concept for Additive Manufacturing of Compliant Mechanisms
Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé; Cosandier, Florent; Kruis, Johan; Perruchoud, Gérald; Pejchal, Vaclav; Spanoudakis, Peter; Rouvinet, Julien (2019-09-19)The new geometric possibilities offered by Additive Manufacturing (AM) combined with a complete redesign of compliant mechanisms have allowed CSEM to develop innovative concepts (patent pending) to drastically reduce the ... -
Innovative Concept for Additive Manufacturing of Compliant Mechanisms
Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé; Cosandier, Florent; Perruchoud, Gérald; Spanoudakis, Peter; Rouvinet, Julien (2020-02-26)Several compliant mechanisms have been completely redesigned for Additive Manufacturing (AM) and have allowed CSEM to develop an innovative concept. In addition to the new geometric possibilities offered by AM, the need ... -
Innovative Concept of Compliant Mechanisms
Kiener, Lionel; Saudan, Hervé; Cosandier, Florent; Perruchoud, Gérald; Spanoudakis, Peter; Rouvinet, Julien (2020-06-09) -
LESSONS LEARNT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLIANT FOCUS MECHANISM FOR THE EXOMARS ROVER MISSION
Verhaeghe, Antoine; Perruchoud, Gérald; Schwab, Philippe; Gumy, Mathias; Rouvinet, Julien (2019-09-19)In the frame of the development of the CLUPI instrument for the ExoMars rover, CSEM developed a frictionless compliant focus mechanism. Three models were delivered to Thales Alenia Space Switzerland who is the instrument ... -
PULSAR: development of a mirror tile prototype for future large telescopes robotically assembled in space
Rouvinet, Julien; Ummel, Antoine; Cosandier, Florent; Nguyen, David; Schaffter, Virginien (2020-12-13)The H2020 project PULSAR (Prototype for an Ultra Large Structure Assembly Robot) development objective is to create three demonstrators that that will pave the way for the construction of large structures in orbit. The ... -
Tripod Mechanism based on Flexible Joints produced by LPBF Additive Manufacturing
Rouvinet, Julien; Cosandier, Florent (2022-07-03) -
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 ...