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AQUILON | Large Amplitude Motion Hexapod

Travel Range Tx, Ty & Tz (mm)

±800 / ±800 / ±650

Travel Range Rx, Ry & Rz (°)

±40 / ±40 / ±40

Speed Tx, Ty & Tz (mm/s)

±1,800 / ±1,800 / ±1,600

Speed Rx, Ry & Rz (°/s)

±200 / ±200 / ±100

Acceleration Tx, Ty & Tz (mm/s²)

±7,000 / ±7,000 / ±7,000

Acceleration Rx, Ry & Rz (°/s²)

±1,200 / ±1,200 / ±600

Payload (max.)

6,000 kg

Options

Outdoor / ATEX / API / ERTT

Tag: HEXAPODS: Motion Brand: Symetrie

AQUILON large amplitude hexapod, in a nutshell

A hexapod is a platform with a parallel structure that facilitates motion across six degrees of freedom (DOF), making it suitable for testing and calibrating systems or simulating dynamic environments.

AQUILON hexapod has the largest payload capability as well as travel range (movement amplitude) capability in our product range. It is capable of moving up to 6,000 kg payloads for the standard version, and even up to 10,000 kg payloads for the boosted model, with large amplitude, high speed and high acceleration. It is heavily used in the naval industry, for sloshing test and heavy swell simulation.

It can also be paired with a measuring hexapod to monitor the motion of the actuators and the mobile platform’s movements.

AQUILON large amplitude hexapod, in more details

Choosing the right hexapod for you

Symetrie offers a free software, HexaSym, designed to simplify the process of checking the travel ranges and load capacities of each hexapod in their lineup. HexaSym enables you to select the most suitable product for your application and test various configurations. See the “software” tab for more information on HexaSym. Click HERE to download HexaSym

For more information on applications for motion & positioning hexapods, visit our application page.

Applications examples for the AQUILON hexapod:

Defense:

Vehicle simulator (tank)

Naval:

Sloshing testing
Swell simulation
Submarine simulator

Research & Engineering:

Structural R&D

Motion and positioning
Travel range Tx, Ty (mm)	± 800
Travel range Tz (mm)	± 650
Travel range Rx, Ry, Rz (deg)	± 40
Speed Tx, Ty, (mm/s)	± 1 800
Speed Tz (mm/s)	± 1 600
Speed Rx, Ry (°/s)	± 200
Speed Rz (°/s)	± 100
Acceleration Tx, Ty, Tz (mm/s²)	± 7 000
Acceleration Rx, Ry, (°/s²	± 1 200
Acceleration Rz (°/s²	± 600

Mechanical properties
Payload capacity (kg) (vertical orientation only)	6 000
Motor type	Brushless

Miscellaneous
Operating temperature range (°C)	0 to + 50
Size mobile platform (mm)	Ø 2 100
Height in middle position (mm)	~ 3 311
Cable length (m)	15
Options	Outdoor ATEX compatibility Customized platform design Acquisition (storage of motions) API External real-time trajectory control (ERTT)

Controller
Interface	Ethernet
Power supply	400 VAC (three-phase) / 250 A

Applications examples for the AQUILON hexapod:

Defense:

Vehicle simulator (tank)

Naval:

Sloshing testing
Swell simulation
Submarine simulator

Research & Engineering:

Structural R&D

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Datasheet

AQUILON Motion Hexapod Datasheet

Simple Software for a Complex Machine

The SYM_Motion movement software allows you to control the movements of a dynamic hexapod on the basis of complex algorithms. It transforms the movements desired in the 6 degrees of freedom into useful information for each of the motors.

The software is simple and ergonomic so that operators can easily use the system.

SYM_MOTION Allows:

■ Position display in real time
■ Position the hexapod
■ The generation of sinusoidal and harmonic trajectories
■ To reproduce trajectories from recordings
■ The configuration of the center of rotation
■ Validate the trajectories in complete safety for the hexapod and its loading

Options

■ Acquisition: the possibility of retrieving the position of the hexapod from information from the absolute encoders of the motors, in real time or in post-processing
■ ERTT: External Real Time Trajectory, to control the hexapod in real time, for example via a joystick (ERTT requires the API option)
■ API: the possibility of going through a software interface other than SYM_Motion to control the hexapod

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