7 papers
Laser Remelting for Reduced Porosity on Additively Manufactured Aluminium Mirrors
Joshua West, Valentina Oyarzun, Marcell Westsik +17
Additively manufactured (AM) AlSi10Mg mirrors are fabricated through laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), allowing the use of complex geometries such as lattices and organic structures…
Additive manufacturing in aluminium of a primary mirror for a CubeSat application: manufacture, testing and evaluation
Ilhan Aziz, Younes Chahid, Jennifer Keogh +16
Additive manufacturing (AM; 3D Printing), a process which creates a part layer-by-layer, has the potential to improve upon conventional lightweight mirror manufacturing techniques,…
Investigating Mass Reduction Capabilities of Additive Manufacturing through the Re-Design of a Space-Based Mirror
Rhys Tuck, Younes Chahid, Greg Lister +8
Additive manufacture (AM) involves creating a part layer by layer and is a rapidly evolving manufacturing process. It has multiple strengths that apply to space-based optics, such…
Additive manufacturing applications in astronomy: a review
Younes Chahid, Carolyn Atkins, Greg Lister +9
Despite the established role of additive manufacturing (AM) in aerospace and medical fields, its adoption in astronomy remains low. Encouraging AM integration in a risk-averse comm…
Design, manufacture and metrology of additively manufactured, metal and ceramic lightweight circular mirror prototypes
Greg Lister, Rhys Tuck, Younes Chahid +9
Spaced-based mirrors are a developing use-case for Additive Manufacturing (AM), the process that builds a part layer-by-layer. The increased geometric freedom results in novel and…
Targeting low micro-roughness for 3D printed aluminium mirrors using a hot isostatic press
Carolyn Atkins, Younes Chahid, Gregory Lister +14
Additive manufacturing (AM; 3D printing) in aluminium using laser powder bed fusion provides a new design space for lightweight mirror production. Printing layer-by-layer enables t…