compact robotics 1fiber positioners 1flexure mechanisms 1precision engineering 1spectroscopic surveys 1
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astro-ph.IM2026
A Hybrid R-Theta Fiber Positioning Robot Using a Piezoelectric Bender for Radial Motion
Michael Schubnell, Tim Fanning, Andrew Hope +3
Future massively multiplexed spectroscopic surveys require focal planes with increasingly dense arrays of robotic fiber positioners. The DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument)…
astro-ph.IM2026
Linear motion (R-FLEX) for minature 6.2 mm pitch optical fiber position robots with polar (R-theta) kinematics
Nicholas R. Wenner, Joseph H. Silber, Michael S. Schubnell +4
The paper presents R‑FLEX, a compact flexure‑based radial positioning mechanism that converts small base rotations into precise, low‑backlash linear motion for densely packed fiber…