Custom Microscope Dish
Custom dish meant for counting microarthropods under a dissecting scope.
Each cell is the right size to fill the microscope's field of view at 8x, allowing a standardized imaging area for annotation of bugs, which will used to train a machine learning model.
The dish has been prototyped in PLA, and when we settle on a final version, will be printed in high resolution in resin.
Third iteration. The cells have been subdivided to allow imaging at higher magnification.
Numbers have been added to aid in file organization. Each cell will be photographed and the microarthropods in it identified.
Second iteration. The cell walls have been sloped at 45 degrees to prevent shadows from the side lighting, and the size of the work area reduced to 11mm x 17mm. This will make it easier for every operator to center the work.
First iteration. The microscope's view area at 8x is 12mm x 18mm, and the work area is sized to fit it.