Homing process
US6992278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0493
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining a home position by means of a home position mark on a special microfluidic device type used in a microfluidic system. The method for determining a home position by means of a home position mark on a microfluidic device used in a microfluidic system comprising at least one programmable controller having storage means, a position device being able to communicate with the controller, and a home position mark detector connected to said controller, wherein said method comprises the following steps: scanning a disc for mark edges; rejecting false home mark(s) and identifying a correct home position mark; and determining a home position by use of mark edges of the correct home position mark identified in the previous step. The present invention also relates to a microfluidic system and a computer program product and a computer program product on a computer usable medium.
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