title: [A novel automatic manufacture device for tissue micro-array].
abstract: A novel automatic manufacture device for tissue micro-array is introduced in this paper. Based on the analyses of task and process, the new device prototype is researched and developed. The device consists of a paraffin positioning module and a three-manipulator module. The control system is composed of accurate navigation sub-system, digital image recognition sub-system and punching-filling operating sub-system. The results of experiment demonstrate that the device can accomplish the operations such as image automatic recognition, accurate position, auto-punching and filling. It fulfills the requirements to automatic manufacture of tissue micro-array.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China. chhw@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chaohui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qunming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhuangde
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Teng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D046888:Tissue Array Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*