Confirmed placement of sample tubes in a servo driven automation system using trajectory deviation
US9778275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45092
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for placing sample tubes into tube receptacles includes a sample handling device that includes an electrical signal, relating to an operating condition, such as a position error, a tube receptacle, and a processor configured to control the sample handling device in response to the electrical signal. The processor observes the operating condition for signal artifacts that indicate that a sample vessel being placed has encountered a holding spring and subsequently the bottom of the tube receptacle. The processor provides substantially real-time control of the motion of the sample handling device in response.
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