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Automated channel cross-section measurement for microfluidic channels

US11748922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FARO Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ariane Stiebeiner · Stuttgart, DE
Georgios BALATZIS · Fellbach, DE
Stefan Wagner · Xanten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T7/0012
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided are embodiments of a method for performing automatic analysis of cross-sections of micro-channels. Embodiments includes receiving tomography scan data, aligning the tomography scan data, and extracting channels from a slice of the tomography scan data to create an isolated slice of the extracted channel. Embodiments also include determining surface voxels for the extracted channels, and determining an area defined within the surface voxels for each of the extracted channels. Embodiments include determining a contribution of the surface voxels for each of the extracted channels to the cross-section of the extracted channels, and outputting cross-section information based on the contribution of the surface voxels. Also provided are embodiments of a system for performing automatic analysis of cross-sections of micro-channels.

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