Prof. Iain Todd Profile

Prof. Iain Todd

at Univ of Sheffield

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Targeting low micro-roughness for 3D printed aluminium mirrors using a hot isostatic press

Carolyn Atkins, Younes Chahid, Gregory Lister, Rhys Tuck, Richard Kotlewski, Robert Snell, Elaine Livera, Mariam Faour, Iain Todd, Robert Deffley, James Shipley, Tom Walsh, Johannes Gårdstam, Cyril Bourgenot, Paul White, Spencer Davies, Samuel Tammas-Williams

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131003V (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020239

KEYWORDS: Printing, Aluminum, Porosity, Mirrors, Single point diamond turning, Optical surfaces, Aluminum mirrors, Reflection, Mirror surfaces, Design, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Understanding the role of additive manufacturing in the development of astronomical hardware

Carolyn Atkins, Younes Chahid, James Wells, Marcell Westsik, Katherine Morris, Ciarán Breen, Alastair Macleod, Lawrence Bissell, William Cochrane, Richard Kotlewski, Scott McPhee, Robert Snell, Iain Todd, Mat Beardsley, Michael Harris, Misael Pimentel, Scott McKegney, Jonathan Orr, Simon Alcock, Ioana Theodora Nistea, Simone Cottarelli, Samuel Tammas-Williams

Proceedings Volume 12677, 126770L (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677452

KEYWORDS: Design and modelling, Lightweight mirrors, Porosity, Astronomy, Aluminum, Single point diamond turning, Prototyping, Optics manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Optomechanical components, Astronomical instrumentation engineering, Aluminum mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Towards understanding and eliminating defects in additively manufactured CubeSat mirrors

Robert Snell, Carolyn Atkins, Hermine Schnetler, Younes Chahid, Mat Beardsley, Michael Harris, Chenxi Zhang, Richard Pears, Ben Thomas, Henry Saunders, Alexander Sloane, George Maddison, Iain Todd

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121880V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629935

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Additive manufacturing, Surface finishing, Aluminum, Polishing, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Solids, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The OPTICON A2IM Cookbook: an introduction to additive manufacture for astronomy

Carolyn Atkins, L. G. T. (Bart) van de Vorst, Andrew Conley, Szigfrid Farkas, Emmanuel Hugot, György Mező, Katherine Morris, Mélanie Roulet, Robert M. Snell, Fabio Tenegi-Sanginés, Iain Todd, Afrodisio Vega-Moreno, Hermine Schnetler

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121880W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627244

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Metals, Additive manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Astronomy, Astronomical instrumentation, Mirrors, Lightweight mirrors, Printing, 3D printing

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Lightweight, aluminum, mirror design optimization for conventional and additive manufacturing processes

Jitsupa Paenoi, Cyril Bourgenot, Carolyn Atkins, Robert Snell, Iain Todd, Paul White, Kenneth Parkin, David Ryder, Richard Kotlewski, Scott McPhee, Krittapas Chanchaiworawit, Pearachad Chartsiriwattana, Auychai Laoyang, Teerawat Kuha, Apichat Leckngam, Christophe Buisset, Wiphu Rujopakarn, Saran Poshyachinda

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121880U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627757

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Computer aided design, Finite element methods, Optics manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Prototyping, Polishing, Single point diamond turning, Manufacturing, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

An additive manufactured CubeSat mirror incorporating a novel circular lattice

Robert Snell, Carolyn Atkins, Hermine Schnetler, Iain Todd, Everth Hernández-Nava, Alistair Lyle, George Maddison, Katherine Morris, Christopher Miller, Mélanie Roulet, Emmanuel Hugot, Fabio Tenegi Sanginés, Afrodisio Vega-Moreno, L. T. G. (Bart) van de Vorst, Joris Dufils, Leon Brouwers, Szigfrid Farkas, György Mező, Mat Beardsley, Michael Harris

Proceedings Volume 11451, 114510C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562738

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Additive manufacturing, Prototyping, Interferometry, 3D printing, Telescopes, Interfaces, Silicon, Aluminum, Single point diamond turning

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Use of 3D printing in astronomical mirror fabrication

Mélanie Roulet, Carolyn Atkins, Emmanuel Hugot, Robert Snell, Bart van de Vorst, Katherine Morris, Michel Marcos, Iain Todd, Christopher Miller, Joris Dufils, Szigfrid Farkas, Gyorgy Mezo, Fabio Tenegi, Afrodisio Vega-Moreno, Hermine Schnelter

Proceedings Volume 11349, 113490D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2556921

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Surface finishing, Computer aided design, Polishing, Printing, 3D printing, Prototyping, Monochromatic aberrations, Manufacturing, Finite element methods

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