Title
H2020 opticon project overview: Investigating the use of additive manufacturing for the design and build of multi-functional integrated astronomical components
Author
Schnetler, H.
van de Vorst, L.T.G.
Snell, R.
Atkins, C.
Miller, C.
Morris, K.
Farkas, S.
MezA, G.
Roulet, M.
Hugot, E.
Vega-Moreno, A.
Tenegi Sanginés, F.
Dufils, J.
Publication year
2020
Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) methods and post processing techniques are promising methodologies considering that it is now possible to print in a wide variety of materials using processes much refined from those originally available twenty years ago. To date the uptake of AM in Astronomy is relatively low compared to other application areas, aviation being one such example. Due to the rapid progress made in additive manufacturing and the lack of its adoption in Astronomy, there are many opportunity to deploy new fabrication processes.In this paper, we outline the project and report the results of our investigation to make use of additive manufacturing and novel materials in the fabrication of multi-functional integrated components fit for use in astronomy instrumentation, which can operate in cryogenic environments and space application.
Subject
Additive manufacturing
3-D printing
Materials
Processes
Fabrication of reflective surfaces
Cryogenics
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560828
TNO identifier
947024
Publisher
SPIE
ISBN
9781510636897
ISSN
0277-786X
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 11451 (11451)
Bibliographical note
Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV 2020; Virtual, Online; United States; 14 December 2020 through 22 December 2020
Document type
conference paper