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Final Design Review Era
Cross-section view of the CAD image of the final rotation arm, displaying the gear train.
Cross-section view of the CAD image of the final micromanipulation XY stage, displaying the ball screws and guiding rails.
Final hardware assembly
stage_movement_with_broken_tip.mp4Tip movement using controller and stage at coarse (333 um/s) and fine (8.33 um/s) using the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope at 20x.
Illustrative setup of the final device in the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope.
Hardware setup of the final device in the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope.
Illustrative setup of the final device in the Nikon Eclipse Ti-2 Inverted Microscope.
Hardware setup of the final device in the Nikon Eclipse Ti-2 Inverted Microscope.
RWDÂ R-480 Nanoliter Pump
Z-Axis Stage Manipulator
Preliminary Design Review Era
Final CAD image of the controller.
Final CAD image of the rotation arm.
Final CAD image of the micromanipulation XY stage.
Assembly of all final components in CAD.
Final PCB render for the controller.
8' x 8' Scissor Jack Stand
Proof Of Concept Era
Proof Of Concept Era
Experimental setup with the third rotation arm prototype, clamped to the stage of the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope.
RWD R-480 Nanoliter pump with WPI micropipette tips with cells under the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope at 20x.
CAD image of the fourth iteration of the rotation arm prototype.
3D printed hardware of the fourth iteration of the rotation arm.
Initial CAD design of the micromanipulation XY stage.
Breadboard and Arduino setup for initial electronics testing.
Using protoboard to secure wire connectivity and experimenting independent motor cotrol
Design Proposal Era
Design Proposal Era
CAD image of the second iteration of the rotation arm prototype.
CAD image of the third iteration of the rotation arm prototype.
Manipulator Vid.mp4Initial micromanipulation XY stage animation (Fully defined translational DOFs)
gearbox_animation.mp4Initial Gearbox Design Animation demonstrating 405:1 gear reduction.
Minimum height constraint on the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope.
Maximum height constraint of the Nikon Eclipse Ti-2 Inverted Microscope with heat cage.
R-480 Nanoliter Pump and its respective accessories
rwd_r480_pump_speed_test.mp4Food dye injected with the RWD R-480 Nanoliter Pump to gauge mechanical perturbations using included glass capillaries.
Risk Reduction Era
Initial design solution from the sponsors.
consumer_pump_food_coloring_slow.movconsumer_pump_food_coloring.movConsumer pump disturbing food coloring to gauge mechanical perturbations
Consumer pump disturbing food coloring in slow-mo to gauge mechanical perturbations
CAD image of the first rotation arm prototype.
The first rotation arm prototype with equipped micropipette
First rotation arm equipped with microsyringe, clamped onto the stage of the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope in UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy.
First rotation arm equipped with micropipette, clamped onto the stage of the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope in UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy.
Micropipette tip under the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope with monocyte cells at 20x.
Microsyringe tip under the Nikon Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope with monocyte cells at 10x.
First initial design concept with a 3 linear axis control.
Second initial design concept with azimuthal and elevation angle control with radial adjustment.
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