BREVA Hexapod

Payload (vertical / horizontal)

25 kg / 10 kg (200 / 80)

Linear travel range

± 75 mm

Angular travel range

± 22 °

Linear/angular resolution

0.5 µm / 2.5 µrad

Height middle position

350 mm

Vacuum / Cryo / Cleanroom

HV (10-6) / No / ISO 5

Category: Hexapods

HIGH ACCURACY ADJUSTMENT HEXAPOD

BREVA hexapod has been specially designed to provide high angular accuracy. It allows angular positioning of objects like samples, probes or sensors with a resolution of 0.5 µm or 2.5 µrad.

It comes in 3 different versions depending on its motorization: DC, stepper or brushless motors.

BREVA hexapod can be used in any orientation: vertical, horizontal, upside down…

SPECIFICATIONS

Linear travel range: ± 75 mm
Resolution: 0.5 µm
Repeatability: ± 0.5 µm / ± 2.5 µrad
Payload: 25 kg or 200 kgc

CONTROLLER

Controlling a parallel kinematics mechanism such as a hexapod requires fast and numerous calculations to transform the position instructions into motor current set points while permanently securing the motions.,For this all our hexapods come with a high performance control rack interacting with either our Graphical User Interface (GUI) or optionally directly with your software environment through an Application Programming Interface (API).

A COMPLETE AND FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

Our racks are made with:

a powerful multi-axis Delta Tau industrial controller
drivers sized to meet the needs of each application
input-output modules allowing various interactions with the hexapod environment.

Our robust and flexible controller solutions can be adapted to different types of motors (DC, brushless, stepper, piezo) coupled to various encoders technologies (absolute, incremental, linear, rotary).

Astronomy
Optics
Research & Engineering
Space
Synchrotron

BREVA Astrophysical Laboratory of Marseille. ESA StarTiger Project / Credits : LAM
BREVA Hexapod ID03- ESRF
BREVA hexapod in vacuum chamber. ESA BepiColombo mission / Credits: IAS
Diffractometer on BM32 beamline at ESRF synchrotron – Laboratory for the development and analysis of nanomaterials © CEA-ESRF
BREVA with OLISE application. Application to calibrate cameras in motion on the hexapod
BREVA Hexapod with C axis to characterize microwave antennas @SATIMO
SYMETRIE_NOEMA Hexapod on IRAM installation with zoom
BREVA Hexapod with stepper motors for 200 kg payload – ESRF ID03
BREVA Custom large size

Data Sheet and Brochures

BREVA Data Sheet

Alpha Controller Data Sheet

Positioning Hexapods Catalog

HELP FOR HEXAPOD CONTROL

Thanks to an ergonomic Human Machine Interface (HMI), SYM_Positioning hexapod positioning and control software offers simple commands from the home screen, but also generations of movements using specific files. In addition, the center of rotation can be easily changed in the software.

SYM_POSITIONING ALLOWS:

■ Safe movement control
■ Position display in real time
■ Generate position sequences
■ The configuration of the center of rotation
■ Configure repositories (coordinate systems)
■ Configuration of limits (position, speed …)
■ API (Application Programming Interface)
■ To be interfaced in C, LabVIEW, EPICS, SPEC, TANGO, Python, Matlab …

CUSTOMIZATION

Symétrie has the knowledge and solid experience in software development, which means that we can tailor our software to your specific needs.

HEXASYM SIMULATOR

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR HEXAPOD?

Thanks to this free simulation software, it will be very easy for you to check the possible travels and load capacities of each hexapod in our range. HexaSym will allow you to select the most suitable product for your application and to test a variety of possible configurations with it.

TESTING SEVERAL PARAMETERS

With HexaSym simulator, you can test cumulative travel ranges on several axes simultaneously, including the “worst cases” of your applications. It is also possible to change the center of rotation, to define different reference frames, to vary the orientation of the hexapod (vertical, horizontal, other) and the payload.
HexaSym also includes a 3D visualization that will enable you to see how the hexapod moves according to the commanded positions, as well as sliders allowing you to control movements more immediately.

AND FOR SPECIFIC HEXAPODS

It will also be possible to use HexaSym for our specific hexapods, for which we will provide you with a configuration file compatible with the simulator.

Click here for more information and download the software

Description

Description

HIGH ACCURACY ADJUSTMENT HEXAPOD

BREVA hexapod has been specially designed to provide high angular accuracy. It allows angular positioning of objects like samples, probes or sensors with a resolution of 0.5 µm or 2.5 µrad.

It comes in 3 different versions depending on its motorization: DC, stepper or brushless motors.

BREVA hexapod can be used in any orientation: vertical, horizontal, upside down…

SPECIFICATIONS

Linear travel range: ± 75 mm
Resolution: 0.5 µm
Repeatability: ± 0.5 µm / ± 2.5 µrad
Payload: 25 kg or 200 kg

APPLICATIONS