15–16 May 2026
Perugia - Italy
Europe/Rome timezone

FLECS: a finite elements simulation tool for prototyping GAS spring blades

16 May 2026, 12:00
20m
Oral presentation KAGRA R&D

Speaker

Nicolo Baldicchi (Università degli studi di Perugia)

Description

FLECS (Flexible Linear Elements Connected in Series) is a finite elements simulation code under construction that simulates the static and dynamic behavior of spring blades in a geometric anti-spring (GAS) configuration. In this talk insights of the working principles of the code and some potential outcomes will be discussed, along with a description of the experiment designed to provide experimental validation of the simulation tool.

Authors

Dr Giancarlo Cella (INFN Pisa) Nicolo Baldicchi (Università degli studi di Perugia) Piero Chessa (University of Perugia)

Presentation materials