Mr. Scott McPhee Profile

Scott McPhee

at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr.

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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 | 28 September 2023 Poster + Paper

Lightweighting large optomechanical structures in astronomy instrumentation utilising generative design and additive manufacturing

James Wells, Marcell Westsik, Younes Chahid, Alastair Macleod, Lawrence Bissell, Richard Kotlewski, Scott McPhee, Jonathan Orr, Misael Pimentel Espirindio e Silva, Scott McKegney, William Cochrane, Ciarán Breen, Carolyn Atkins

Proceedings Volume 12669, 126690K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676776

KEYWORDS: Design and modelling, Manufacturing, Outgassing, Aluminum, Porosity, Astronomy, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Optomechanical design, Optomechanical components, Astronomical instrumentation engineering

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Outgassing properties of additively manufactured aluminium

Ciarán Breen, James Walpole, Carolyn Atkins, Scott McPhee, Mark Cliffe, Jamie Moffat, Maisie Edwards-Mowforth, Isla Lister, Lucy Reynolds, Andrew Conley, Sam Allum, Robert M. Snell, Sam Tammas-Williams, Steve Watson

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121882I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627331

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Statistical analysis, Additive manufacturing, Surface roughness, Astronomy, Molecules, Surface finishing, Metrology, Metals, Titanium

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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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