Title :
Remote operation of optical microscopes for use in science and engineering laboratories
Author :
Maiti, Ananda ; Mahata, S. Ubhasis ; Maiti, C.K.
Author_Institution :
VIT Univ., Vellore, India
Abstract :
We have engineered an optical microscope that can be operated via the internet using most of the internet and networking capable devices including laptops and desktop computers. The system offers a user the ability to conduct visual inspection of samples, microelectronic devices and manipulation experiments in the field of biology. The remote controlled microscope is programmed to perform acquisition of images. The instrument is currently being used to perform thin film characterization experiments in microelectronics laboratory. Such a system may find a wide range of new applications for science experiments.
Keywords :
Internet; biology computing; computer aided instruction; electronic engineering computing; electronic engineering education; image processing; laptop computers; optical microscopes; student experiments; thin film circuits; virtual instrumentation; Internet; biology; desktop computer; engineering laboratories; image acquisition; laptop; manipulation experiment; microelectronic device; microelectronics laboratory; networking capable devices; optical microscope; remote controlled microscope; remote operation; science experiment; science laboratories; thin film characterization experiment; visual inspection; Biology; Histograms; Instruments; Performance evaluation; Flash; Microscopes; remote laboratories; web services;
Conference_Titel :
Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV), 2012 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bilbao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2540-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2541-7
DOI :
10.1109/REV.2012.6293143
