T-Flex: Compliant Flexure-based Large Range Precision Hexapod

The T-Flex is a motion stage hexapod for precision manipulation. It achieves a large range of motion and a high repeatability by using custom designed flexure joints. The T-Flex has been developed at the Precision Engineering lab (. Dannis Brouwer). Details can be found in the following publications in Elsevier’s Precision Engineering journal: - Naves et al. 2021. “T-Flex: A fully flexure-based large range of motion precision hexapod“. - Naves et al. 2020. “Flexure-based 60 degrees stroke actuator suspension for a high torque iron core motor“. - Naves et al. 2019. “Large stroke high off-axis stiffness three degree of freedom spherical flexure joint“. Additional details can be found in the PhD thesis of Mark Naves, principal designer of the T-Flex: Research team: Mark Naves, Marijn Nijenhuis, Bram Seinhorst, Wouter Hakvoort, Dannis Brouwer Film by: Joost Könemann, Stijn Scheepers, Marijn Nijenhuis, Dannis Brouwer Chapters in this film: 00:00 T-Flex overview 01:15 Large range of motion 02:11 Kinematics 02:45 Spherical joints, exploded view 03:18 Actuated revolute joints, exploded view 03:51 Conclusion Funding: VIDI (14152), Dutch Research Council NWO TTW MexFlex (16210), Dutch Research Council NWO TTW Sectorplan Techniek