NOTUS | Compact Dynamic Motion Hexapod

Dynamic and Compact Motion Hexapod

The Notus hexapod is a compact and structurally robust motion generator, offering a more affordable alternative to larger hexapods.

The Notus P model has a payload capacity of 200 kg (P stands for payload).

The Notus V hexapod is a faster variant (V stands for velocity), with a reduced payload capacity of 100 kg. Specific speeds are detailed in the datasheet.

These hexapods are perfectly suited for research laboratories and applications in various fields, including medical (neurology, kinesiology), naval (swell simulation, sloshing, wave basins), aerospace, automotive (sensors for autonomous vehicles, AdBlue tank testing), and optronics (stabilization of electro-optic systems testing).

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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. 

NOTUS Applications

• Automotive
• Defense
• Energy
• Naval
• Research and Engineering

Publications featuring NOTUS Hexapod

• Shaking gas liquid flows with a hexapod swell simulator
• Nordin et al 2019 Scientific Reports
• SYMETRIE Technical paper NOTUS Hexapod Elsevier
• SYMETRIE Technical Paper NOTUS Hexapod Assima 2015 AIChE Journal
• Effects of Cable Sway, Electrode Surface Area, and Electrode Mass on Electroencephalography Signal Quality during Motion

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

To view the full collection of motion and positioning hexapods that Axiom Optics offers, click HERE:  

You can also visit the manufacturers website, HERE.