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About the Role

This Master's thesis focuses on the manufacturing and characterization of ultra-precision turned mirrors for a VLEO telescope demonstrator. The work involves developing and implementing a suitable manufacturing strategy, focusing on producing optical functional surfaces using ultra-precision turning, and characterizing the mirrors' form accuracy and surface quality.

Responsibilities

• Familiarization with the optical and manufacturing requirements for the mirrors of the VLEO telescope demonstrator.
• Development of a suitable manufacturing, clamping, and referencing strategy.
• Design and production of workpiece holders and auxiliary devices required for mirror processing.
• Manufacturing of optical functional surfaces using ultra-precision turning.
• Metrological characterization of the manufactured mirrors regarding form deviation and surface roughness.
• Verification of geometric interfaces and the integrability of the mirrors into the intended holder.
• Evaluation of manufacturing results and identification of error sources and optimization potential.

Requirements

• Completed optical design and a specially developed mirror holder are available.
• Suitable manufacturing strategy needs to be developed and practically implemented.
• Selection of appropriate processing parameters is crucial.
• Consideration of clamping, referencing, and accessibility of surfaces.
• Consideration of interfaces to the intended holder.

Skills

• Ultra-precision turning
• Metrological characterization
• Form accuracy
• Surface quality
• Manufacturing strategy development
• Optical design
• Mechanical design

Location

• Berlin

Work Type

• Master's Thesis

Experience Level

• Student

Education Level

• Master's degree

About the Company

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft plays a central role in the innovation process by focusing on future-oriented key technologies and the utilization of results in business and industry. It acts as a guide and initiator for innovative developments and scientific excellence, contributing to the shaping of society and the future.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology in Berlin has stood for excellence in production science for 50 years. The institute connects science and practice in industrial production, offering application-oriented system solutions for the entire spectrum of industrial tasks, from product development and production processes to maintenance of capital goods, recycling of products, and design and management of factory operations.
• The Process Technologies department focuses on the manufacturing of smallest geometries and micrometer-accurate surface structures. Research includes microstructuring aspects (e.g., for implants supporting antibacterial strategies) as well as the development of novel components and technologies to improve process flows and innovations in the analysis of manufacturing processes and their results.