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High Precision Hexapod with Large Travel Range
SIRIUS is a large travel precision positioning hexapod capable of adjusting objects weighing up to 500 kg with high resolution. SIRIUS hexapod meets the most stringent standards during testing and adjustment phases in industries such as aeronautics, optics, and space exploration.
The SIRIUS hexapod offers unparalleled versatility, as it can be used in any orientation: vertical, horizontal, or even upside down.
High-Performance Control Center
Effective control of parallel kinematics mechanisms like hexapods demands rapid and complex calculations to translate position instructions into motor current set points, ensuring secure and precise motion.
To meet this need, all Symetrie hexapods are equipped with a high-performance control rack. This rack seamlessly interfaces with either their Graphical User Interface (GUI) or, if preferred, directly with your software environment via an Application Programming Interface (API).
Complete and Flexible Solution
The control racks boast:
- A powerful multi-axis Delta Tau industrial controller
- Drivers tailored to meet the specific requirements of each application
- Input-output modules facilitating diverse interactions with the hexapod environment
Adaptable to different motor types (DC, brushless, stepper) and encoder technologies (absolute, incremental, linear, rotary), the robust and flexible controller solutions provide unmatched versatility. Additionally, they seamlessly integrate with optional hand-held control unit.
Choosing the Right Hexapod for Your Needs
Explore Symetrie’s hexapod range effortlessly with HexaSym, a free software designed to simplify the evaluation of hexapod capabilities. HexaSym enables you to assess travel ranges and load capacities, empowering you to select the most suitable product for your application and experiment with various configurations.
Click HERE to download HexaSym
Want to learn more about Hexapods? Visit our application page HERE.
SIRIUS Hexapod Applications
- Optics
- Space
Help for Hexapod Control
The SYM_Positioning hexapod positioning and control software, equipped with an ergonomic Human Machine Interface (HMI), provides intuitive commands directly from the home screen and enables the generation of movements using specific files. Additionally, the software facilitates easy adjustment of the center of rotation.
SYM_Positioning Features:
- Safe movement control
- Real-time position display
- Generation of position sequences
- Center of rotation configuration
- Repository (coordinate system) configuration
- Limit configuration (position, speed, etc.)
- API (Application Programming Interface) for seamless integration
- Compatibility with C, LabVIEW, EPICS, SPEC, TANGO, Python, Matlab
Customization
Leveraging their expertise in software development, Symétrie offers tailored solutions to meet your specific needs.
HexaSym Simulator: Choosing Your Hexapod Made Easy
HexaSym is Symetrie’s free simulation software, simplifying the selection process by allowing you to evaluate the possible travels and load capacities of each hexapod in their range. With HexaSym, you can test various configurations and parameters, including:
- Cumulative travel ranges on multiple axes simultaneously
- Adjustment of the center of rotation
- Definition of different reference frames
- Variation of hexapod orientation (vertical, horizontal, other)
- Payload adjustments
HexaSym also provides a 3D visualization feature, allowing you to observe the hexapod’s movements according to the commanded positions. Additionally, sliders offer immediate control over movements.
Specific Hexapods
HexaSym can also be utilized for specific hexapods, for which we provide a compatible configuration file for seamless integration with the simulator.
