Pulley System Stage Controller
The movement mechanism consists of rubber bands connecting to the knobs and the stepper motors.
Alcount
Product Development
Learn how we brainstormed, protoype, and manufactured our product.
Design Criteria
Hardware
Sofware
Initial Hardware Designs
Knob Controlled Stage Controller
The movement mechanism consists of the motors directly attached to the knobs.
Pugh Chart
Final Product
The constant testing re-iteration of the hardware components finally yields the current design, “Alcount.” The design consists of stepper motors directly connected to the origin of the x and y movement to guarantee coverage of the entire sample slide. We also implemented the slide holder and railings to guarantee easy removal of each slide holder. The current design coupled with the “YOLO” image processing software allowed the quality control process to be automated.
What is YOLO?
the image processing software we are utilizing to detect titanium particles and measure them in order to record it and run it through a pass/fail system. We define a threshold at which each slide has to be processed, if the software detects a slide content exceeding this set threshold, the handpiece will fail the quality control and be discarded.
Product Features
- Custome hardware: 3D-printed mounts, stepper motor houings, and secure filter holders
- Automated image capturing and analysis: Software detects and counts particles using AI
- Motorized movement: Controlled scanning across the entire filter membrane
- Report generation: Automatically classifies results as pass/fail based on thresholds