Mr. Szigfrid Farkas Profile

Szigfrid Farkas

Mechanical design & simulation engineer at Research Ctr for Astronomy and Earth Sciences

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Publications (13)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Additively manufactured flexure for astronomy instrumentation

Katherine Morris, Carolyn Atkins, Lucy Reynolds, James Walpole, Bart van de Vorst, Robert M. Snell, Chris Miller, Szigfrid Farkas, György Mező, Mélanie Roulet, Afrodisio Vega Moreno, Fabio Tenegi, Andrew Conley, Hermine Schnetler

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121880Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630180

KEYWORDS: Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Actuators, Astronomy, Titanium, Aluminum, Metals, MATLAB, Scanning electron microscopy, Optics manufacturing

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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 | 17 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Integration and early testing of WEAVE: the next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Georgia Bishop, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Shan Mignot, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nicholas Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, Emilie Lhomé, Marc Balcells, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Andy Ridings, Jure Skvarč, Marc Verheijen, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Jose Alonso Burgal, José Miguel Herreros, José Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Luis Peralta de Arriba, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Alireza Moleinezhad, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffalo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Ellen Schallig, Sarah Hughes, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Angela Iovino, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lillian Dominguez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martín, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Steve Guest, Huw Morris, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Emanuel Gafton, Elisabetta Caffau, David Horville, Francisco Paz Chinchón, Jesus Falcon-Barosso, Boris Gänsicke, Jose San Juan, Nauzet Hernandez

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144714 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Device simulation, Data processing, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Image resolution, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

H2020 opticon WP5 overview: investigating the use of additive manufacturing AM) for the design and build of multifunctional integrated astronomical components

Hermine Schnetler, Bart van de Vorst, Robert Snell, Carolyn Atkins, Chris Miller, Katherine Morris, Szigfrid Farkas, György Mező, Mélanie Roulet, Emmanuel Hugot, Afrodisio Vega Moreno, Fabio Tenegi, Joris Dufils

Proceedings Volume 11451, 114511P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560828

KEYWORDS: Additive manufacturing, Astronomy, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Astronomical imaging, Integrated optics, Cryogenics, Printing, Materials processing, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Design for additive manufacture (DfAM): the “equivalent continuum material” for cellular structures analysis

Afrodisio Vega, Fabio Tenegi, Juan Francisco Márquez, Juan Calvo, Hermine Schnetler, Carolyn Atkins, Chris Miller, Katherine Morris, Robert Snell, Bart van de Vorst, Joris Dufils, Leon Brouwers, Mélanie Roulet, Emmanuel Hugot, Szigfrid Farkas, Gyorgy Mezo

Proceedings Volume 11450, 1145028 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560999

KEYWORDS: Additive manufacturing, Design for manufacturability, Modeling, Prototyping, Structural design

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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 | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Freeform active mirror designed for additive manufacturing

Szigfrid Farkas, Tibor Agócs, Carolyn Atkins, Leon Brouwers, Joris Dufils, András Joó, György Mező, Katherine Morris, Michiel Rodenhuis, Mélanie Roulet, Hermine Schnetler, Robert Snell, Fabio Tenegi-Sanginés, Afrodisio Vega-Moreno, Bart van de Vorst

Proceedings Volume 11451, 114512M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561327

KEYWORDS: Additive manufacturing, Disk lasers, Actuators, Optics manufacturing, Telescopes, Mirrors, Prototyping, Optical fabrication, Assembly tolerances, Interfaces

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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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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Construction progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Picó, Nicholas Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende, Émilie Lhomé, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, José Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, James Lewis, Eduardo Gonzales Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffolo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farkas, Ellen Schallig, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lilian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martin, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Andrea Hidalgo, Shan Mignot, Georgia Bishop, Steve Guest, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Luis Peralta de Arriba

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312031

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Chemical elements, Robots, Spectrographs, Polishing, Coating, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of an f/2 freeform active mirror

Szigfrid Farkas, Tibor Agócs, Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, Wayne Holland, Emmanuel Hugot, Fahad Iqbal, Dávid Jáger, Michel Marcos, György Mező, Maria Milanova, Chris Miller, David Montgomery, Michiel Rodenhuis, Mélanie Roulet, Hermine Schnetler

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070617 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313413

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Computer aided design, Optics manufacturing, Optical testing, Solid modeling, Control systems, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Final design and progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nic Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, José Peñate, Emilie Lhome, Tibor Agócs, José Alonso, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Ellen Schallig, Andy Ridings, Isabelle Guinouard, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Kevin Rogers, Martin Lee, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Niels Tromp, Attila Jaskó, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Gabby Kroes, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Frank Gribbin, José Miguel Delgado, José Miguel Herreros, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, David Murphy, Clare Worley, Richard Bassom, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Adrian Martin, Antonella Vallenari, Bernardo Salasnich, Andrea Baruffolo, Shoko Jin, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Lillian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Farina

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231078

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optics manufacturing, Spectrographs, Manufacturing, Molybdenum, Stars, Structured optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

FAME: freeform active mirror experiment

Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Tibor Agócs, Chris Miller, Martin Black, Szigfrid Farkas, Sabri Lemared, Felix Bettonvil, David Montgomery, Michel Marcos, Attila Jaskó, Farian van Duffelen, Zalpha Challita, Sandy Fok, Fatemeh Kiaeerad, Emmanuel Hugot, Hermine Schnetler, Lars Venema

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99121I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232939

KEYWORDS: Disk lasers, Disk lasers, Imaging systems, Freeform optics, Actuators, Optical design, Mirrors, Diffraction, Control systems, Optics manufacturing, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Development and final design of FAME active array

Szigfrid Farkas, Tibor Agócs, Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Felix Bettonvil, Martin Black, Emmanuel Hugot, Attila Jaskó, Chris Miller, Hermine Schnetler, Farian van Duffelen, Lars Venema

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991209 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232679

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Active optics, Disk lasers, Spherical lenses, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Monochromatic aberrations, Adhesives, Finite element methods

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