Publications

L. Tissot-Daguette, F. Cosandier, E. Thalmann, and S. Henein, ‘Near-Zero Parasitic Shift Flexure Pivots Based on Coupled N-Rrr Planar Parallel Mechanisms’, in J. of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 16, April 2024.

M. A. Roa, K. Nottensteiner, I. Rodríguez, T. Bachmann, J. -P. Lutze, P. Letier, A. Ummel, J. Rouvinet, F. Cosandier, D. Nguyen, V. Schaffter, S. Trinh, V. Bissonnette, T. Germa, "Autonomous Precise Assembly of Segmented Mirror Tiles for a Space Telescope," 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, March 2024.

P. Flückiger, F. Cosandier, H. Schneegans, and S. Henein, ‘Design of a Flexure-Based Flywheel for the Storage of Angular Momentum and Kinetic Energy’, in J. of Machines, Vol. 12, March 2024.

H. Schneegans, J. De Jong, F. Cosandier, and S. Henein, « Mechanism balancing taxonomy », in Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 191, Jan. 2024.

V. Yotov, A. Stabile, G. Aglietti, G. Richardson, P. Spanoudakis, F. Cosandier, P. Schwab, E. Wegrzyn, G. De Zanet, and G. Smet « Optimal design of a semi-active isolation hexapod platform », in Proc. ESMATS, Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 2023.

L. Salamin, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, L. Kiener, E. Klauser, N. Blondiaux, F. Boudoire, N. Kalentics, L. Tissot-Daguette, and S. Henein, « Damping of flexure blades based on bi-material additive manufacturing », in Proc. EUSPEN, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2023.

V. Yotov, G. Aglietti, A. Stabile, E. Wegrzyn, G. De Zanet, G. Richardson, P. Spanoudakis, F. Cosandier, P Schwab, and G. Smet « Development and Testing of an Electromagnetic Platform for Microvibration Suppression », in AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD & Online: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jan. 2023.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, G. Perruchoud, A. Ummel, V. Pejchal, P. Zaltron, Y- Puyol, and M. Lichtenberger, « Compliant mechanism based on additive manufacturing », CEAS Space J, vol. 15, no 1, p. 37‑53, Jan. 2023

V. Yotov, A. Stabile, G. Aglietti, G. Richardson, P. Spanoudakis, F. Cosandier, P. Schwab, E. Wegrzyn, G. De Zanet, and G. Smet « Enhancing the isolation performance of hexapod platforms via alternative link joints and electromagnetic shunt dampers », in Proc. IAC, Sept. 2022.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, G. Perruchoud, V. Pejchal, J. Rouvinet, F. Boudoire, and N. Kalentics, « Validation of compliant mechanisms made by metallic Additive Manufacturing », in Proc SPIE: Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V, Montréal, Canada, Aug. 2022.

F. Cosandier, J. Rouvinet, A. Ummel, D. Nguyen, V. Schaffter, and B. Nussbaumer, « Development of an am flexure-based tripod mechanism for the fine positioning of segmented telescope mirror tiles ». in Proc. ESMATS, Online, Sept. 2021.

P. Spanoudakis, D. Novo, F. Cosandier, P. Schwab, A. Ummel, G. Psoni, D. Rellakis, R. Struijs, F. Fouché, and D. de Faoite, « Cooler: a louvered, passive radiator for cubesats », in Proc. ESMATS, Online, Sept. 2021.

P. Spanoudakis, L. Kiener, F. Cosandier, P. Schwab, D. Grivon, G. Psoni, D. Rellakis, and N. Bencheikh, « Large angle flexure pivot development and test campaign results », in Proc. ESMATS, Online, Sept. 2021.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, G. Perruchoud, A. Ummel, V. Pejchal, and S. Lani., « Add flexibility to your systems with compliant mechanisms built by additive manufacturing », in Proc. ECSSMET, March 2021.

A. Stabile, E. Wegrzyn, G. Aglietti, G. Richardson, P. Spanoudakis, F. Cosandier, P. Schwab and G. Smet, « Numerical and Experimental Validation of the Breadboard Model of a Novel Hexapod Platform for High-Performance Micro- Vibration Mitigation », in Proc. AIAA Scitech, Online, Jan. 2021.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, G. Perruchoud, V. Pejchal, S. Lani, and J. Rouvinet, « Additive manufacturing: innovative concepts of compliant mechanisms », in Proc. of Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV (SPIE), Online, Dec. 2020.

J. Rouvinet, A. Ummel, F. Cosandier, D. Nguyen, and V. Schaffter, « PULSAR: development of a mirror tile prototype for future large telescopes robotically assembled in space », in Proc. of Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV (SPIE), Online, Dec. 2020.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, G. Perruchoud, P. Spanoudakis, and J. Rouvinet, « Additive manufacturing: innovative concept of compliant mechanisms », in Proc. EUSPEN, Geneva, Switzerland, June 2020.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, G. Perruchoud, V. Pejchal, S. Lani, and A. Verhaeghe, « Compliant Mechanisms made by Additive manufacturing », in Proc. Of AMS, NASA Johnson Space Center, May 2020.

L. Kiener, H. Saudan, F. Cosandier, J. Kruis, G. Perruchoud, V. Pejchal, P. Spanoudakis, and J. Rouvinet, « Innovative concept for additive manufacturing of compliant mechanisms », in Proc. ESMATS, Munich, Germany, Sept. 2019.

J. Kruis, F. Cosandier, Perruchoud, Gérald, Kiener, Lionel, and Saudan, Hervé, « 6 Design principles for SLM-based compliant mechanisms », in Proc. EUSPEN, Nantes, France, Sept. 2019.

P. Spanoudakis, L. Kiener, F. Cosandier, P. Schwab, L. Giriens, J. Kruis, D. Grivon, G. Psoni, C. Vrettos, N. Bencheikh, « Large angle flexure pivot development for future science payloads », in Proc. ESMATS, Munich, Germany, Sept. 2019.

L. Komini, J. Kruis, G. Perruchoud, F. Cosandier, L. Kiener, and H. Saudan, « Toward compliant and structural optimization of a compliant rotation reducer mechanism ». in Proc. Sim-AM, Pavia, Italy, Sept. 2019.

F. Cosandier, P. Schwab, L. Kiener, J. Kruis, L. Giriens, P. Spanoudakis, C. Vrettos, G. Psoni, « Large angle flexure pivot development for high accuracy positioning of optical payloads », in Proc. EUSPEN, Bilbao, Spain, June 2019.

P. Spanoudakis, P. Schwab, L. Kiener, F. Cosandier, C. Vrettos, G. Psoni, N. Bencheikh., « Large angle flexure pivot development for high accuracy positioning of optical payloads», in Proc. ESA Optical Mechanisms Workshop, Noordvijk, Netherlands, Feb. 2018.

S. Henein, L. Rubbert, F. Cosandier, and M. Richard, « The art of flexure mechanism design », EPFL Press English Imprint, Sept. 2017. J. Kruis, F. Cosandier, F. Barrot, I. Vardi, and S. Henein, « The isostatic 3-body problem: a complete solution », in Proc. EUSPEN, Hannover, Germany, May 2017.

F. Cosandier et al., « A three device silicon based platform for micro-assembly and characterization. », in Proc. EUSPEN, Nottingham, UK, May 2016.

J. Kruis, P. Gentsch, P. Theiler, F. Barrot, F. Cosandier, and S. Henein, « 6 DOF repeatability measurement setup for measuring position of assembled silicon parts with nanometric resolution. », in Proc. EUSPEN, Leuven, Belgium, June 2015.

A. Eichenberger, H. Baumann, F. Cosandier, B. Jeckelmann, R. Clavel, D. Genoud, D. Reber, and D. Tommasini, « The METAS watt balance Mark II experiment: Progress report », in Proc. CPEM 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IEEE, Aug. 2014.

H. Baumann, A. Eichenberger, F. Cosandier, B. Jeckelmann, R. Clavel, D. Reber, D. Tommasini, and C. Hajdu, « The new METAS Watt Balance, Mark II », in 16th International Congress of Metrology, Paris, France, Oct. 2013.

H. Baumann, A. Eichenberger, F. Cosandier, B. Jeckelmann, R. Clavel, D. Reber and D. Tommasini, « Design of the new METAS watt balance experiment Mark II », in Metrologia, vol. 50, no 3, p. 235‑242, June 2013.

F. Cosandier, « Conception d’axes motorisés rectilignes d’ultra-haute précision », Thesis EPFL n° 5665, Feb. 2013.

H. Baumann, A. Eichenberger, B. Jeckelmann, C. Beguin, R. Clavel, F. Cosandier, D. Reber, and D. Tommasini, « The new watt balance experiment at METAS ». in Proc. IMEKO World Congress, Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 2012.

M. Tschudi, D. M. Bouri, F. Cosandier, et R. Clavel, « Development of an inclined motors Delta Direct Drive robot: comparison study ». in Proc. IROS, Aug. 2012.

F. Cosandier, V. Chatagny, A. Eichenberger, H. Baumann, and R. Clavel, « Optimizing the Design of the 13-Hinge Rectilinear Stage for High Straightness Translation », in Proc. IFTOMM, Guanajuato, Mexico, June 2011.

F. Cosandier, C. Canales, G. Boetsch, and R. Clavel, « Absolute and high precision 3 degrees of freedom position sensor », in Proc. Eurosensors, Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 2009. 

C. Canales, F. Cosandier, G. Boetsch, V. Chatagny, J. H. Lee, and R. Clavel, « A complete manipulation platform for characterization of micro-components », in Proc. ISOT, San Diego, USA, Nov. 2008.