Motion platform

A motion platform comprising:

• a base;
• an x-y motion stage on the base;
• a tip-axis adjustment pawl on the base;
• a tip motion stage on the x-y motion stage and comprising:
• a sample carrier,
• one or more tip-axis goniometers with different slopes relative to one axis of the x-axis and the y-axis, and
• a tip-axis adjustment notch, and
• wherein when the tip-axis adjustment pawl is engaged with the tip-axis adjustment notch, a movement of the x-y motion stage along the one axis results in a movement of the tip motion stage along the one or more tip-axis goniometers, thereby resulting in a change in the tip of the tip motion stage.

A motion platform comprising:

• a base;
• an x-y motion stage on the base;
• a tilt-axis adjustment pawl on the base;
• a tilt motion stage on the x-y motion stage and comprising:
• a sample carrier,
• a tilt-axis slanted linear bearing, and
• a tilt-axis adjustment notch,
• wherein when the tilt-axis adjustment pawl is engaged with the tilt-axis adjustment notch, a movement of the x-y motion stage along the one axis results in a movement of the tilt motion stage along the tilt-axis slanted linear bearing, thereby resulting in a change in the tilt of the tilt motion stage.

A motion platform comprising:

• a base;
• an x-y motion stage on the base;
• a first-axis adjustment engagement component on the base;
• a second motion stage on the x-y motion stage and comprising:
• a sample carrier,
• a first-axis goniometer or bearing, and
• a first-axis complementary adjustment engagement component,
• wherein when the first-axis adjustment component is engaged with the first-axis complementary adjustment engagement component, a movement of the x-y motion stage along one axis of the x-axis and the y-axis results in a movement of the second motion stage along the first-axis goniometer or bearing, thereby resulting in a change in the first-axis of the second motion stage.