2 papers
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
R-FLEX is a compact, low-part-count flexure-based radial positioning mechanism designed for the next generation of massively parallel fiber-fed spectroscopic telescope instruments.…