Microscope low-cost motorized stage
Develop a low-cost device for inverted fluorescent microscopes that allows user to move the stage automatically.
Project Overview
The current two inverted fluorescent microscopes inside the biomedical engineering teaching lab have fixed stages and can only be moved through two manual translational control knobs each controlling the x-axis movement and y-axis movement. Because the manual movement prohibits automated imaging therefore causing undesirable motions and no reference as to the distance moved, the new designed motorized stage will be capable of automatic movements, self-corrected positioning, and interfaced with software and a joystick. The current competing designs of motorized microscope stages are too expensive to be supported by our experimental teaching lab thus a low cost motorized stage is crucial for educators and students utilizing the fluorescent microscope. Our goal is to integrate previous design, fabricate prototypes, and improve system capabilities while keeping the cost of the project under our one hundred dollar budget and resolution of movement to be around one micrometer.
Team Picture
Files
- Final Report (December 15, 2022)
- Final Notebook (December 15, 2022)
- Final Poster Presentation (December 9, 2022)
- Preliminary Report (October 12, 2022)
- Preliminary Presentation (October 7, 2022)
- PDS (September 25, 2022)
Contact Information
Team Members
- Mateo Silver - Team Leader
- Shreya Godishala - Communicator
- Darshigaa Gurumoorthy - BSAC
- Emily Wadzinski - Co-BWIG
- Nikhil Chandra - Co-BWIG
- Sam Tan - BPAG
Advisor and Client
- Dr. Kip Ludwig - Advisor
- Dr. James Trevathan - Advisor
- Prof. John Puccinelli - Client