发明名称 |
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM AND AUTOFOCUS METHOD FOR FOCUSING ON A SURFACE |
摘要 |
An autofocus system includes an imaging device, a lens system and a focus control actuator that is configured to change a focus position of the imaging device in relation to a stage. The electronic control unit is configured to control the focus control actuator to a plurality of predetermined focus positions, and activate the imaging device to obtain an image at predetermined positions and then apply a spatial filter to the obtained images. This generates a filtered image for the obtained images. The control unit determines a focus score for the filtered images such that the focus score corresponds to a degree of focus in the obtained images. The control unit identifies a best focus position by comparing the focus score of the filtered images, and controls the focus control actuator to the best focus position corresponding to the highest focus score. |
申请公布号 |
US2015168705(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.06.18 |
申请号 |
US201414539962 |
申请日期 |
2014.11.12 |
申请人 |
National Security Technologies, LLC |
发明人 |
O'Neill Mary Morabito |
分类号 |
G02B21/36;H04N5/232 |
主分类号 |
G02B21/36 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A microscope autofocus system comprising:
a microscope including
a stage configured to support a sample;a stage actuator configured to selectively move a stage along at least one axis;an imaging device configured to generate image data representing the sample; and
an objective lens between the stage and the imaging device, the objective lens configured to direct an optical image of the sample to the imaging device; and an electronic control unit including a processor, the electronic control unit being configured to: generate a stage actuator control signal to move the stage to a plurality of predetermined positions along a stage range of motion; obtain image data sets representing an image of the sample from the imaging device, the image data sets associated with the predetermined stage positions; apply a spatial filter to of the image data sets corresponding to the predetermined positions thereby generating a filtered image for each of the obtained images; determine a focus score for each of the filtered images, the focus score of the filtered images corresponding to a degree of focus in the obtained images; identify a best focus position selected from the stage range of motion by comparing the focus score of each of the filtered images; and control the stage actuator to move the stage to the best focus position. |
地址 |
Las Vegas NV US |