Microscopy Blade System And Method Of Control
First Claim
1. A microscopy system configured for monitoring of one or more specimens, the microscopy system comprising:
- a plurality of microscope blades, each of the plurality of microscope blades comprising at least one objective, at least one illuminator, and at least one detector;
a plurality of carriages, each of the plurality of carriages being connected to one or more of the plurality of microscope blades;
one or more actuators configured to drive the plurality of carriages along one or more axes, at least some of the plurality of carriages having at least partially overlapping ranges of motion along at least one of the one or more axes; and
a master controller configured to drive each of the plurality of carriages, using the one or more actuators, along the one or more axes.
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Abstract
A microscopy system for monitoring of one or more specimens includes a plurality of microscope blades, each microscope blade having at least one objective, at least one illuminator, and at least one detector. The microscopy system also includes a plurality of carriages, each carriage being connected to one or more of the microscope blades, and one or more actuators configured to drive the plurality of carriages along one or more axes, at least some of the plurality of carriages having at least partially overlapping ranges of motion along at least one of the one or more axes. The microscopy system also includes a master controller configured to drive each of the carriages, using the actuator(s), along the one or more axes.
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35 Claims
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1. A microscopy system configured for monitoring of one or more specimens, the microscopy system comprising:
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a plurality of microscope blades, each of the plurality of microscope blades comprising at least one objective, at least one illuminator, and at least one detector; a plurality of carriages, each of the plurality of carriages being connected to one or more of the plurality of microscope blades; one or more actuators configured to drive the plurality of carriages along one or more axes, at least some of the plurality of carriages having at least partially overlapping ranges of motion along at least one of the one or more axes; and a master controller configured to drive each of the plurality of carriages, using the one or more actuators, along the one or more axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of controlling a microscopy system comprising a plurality of movable microscope blades movably disposed along a range of positions along one or more axes, at least some of the plurality of positions for the plurality of movable microscope blades along the range of positions being at least partially overlapping, the method comprising:
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using a controller, determining a mechanical motion request for a movable microscope blade disposed at a first location to move to a second location, at least one of the first location or the second location being within the at least partially overlapping ranges of motion along the one or more axes; and using the controller, or another controller, to cause at least one actuator to move the movable microscope blade from the first location to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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