Since the Fall of 2018, a team of senior undergraduate students in mechanical engineering have been working hard at converting a 1976 Nikon measurescope into a metrology tool capable of reproducible movement at a one micron resolution for automatic measurement of product pattern in roll to roll manufacturing. Through the implementation of precision machining, mounting and planning, the updated microscope will be capable of capturing detailed images and then piecing them together using the corresponding software. The microscope itself has been retrofitted using stepper motors and a system of planetary gearboxes and fine pitch lead screws. For additional user accessibility, a z-axis linear stage actuator was introduced to the system for gross camera autofocus adjustments and to clear the stage when mounting new specimens. Colin worked on the Y-axis and the electronics/mathematics. Mike worked on the x-axis and the coding. Sakshi worked on the z-axis and calibration. Brandon worked on the camera mount. They all did their own machining.
Machine Intelligence + Sensing for R2R flexible electronics printing and medical devices