Device for manipulating at least one specimen slide

Abstract

A device for manipulating at least one specimen slide includes a first sensor unit operable to sense a first rotation of a first component of the device about at least one first axis of a three-dimensional coordinate system. A second sensor unit is operable to sense a second rotation of a second component of the device about the at least one first axis of the coordinate system, the coordinate system being independent of a position of the first component and of a position of the second component. A positioning unit is operable to position the second component relative to the first component.

1 . A device for manipulating at least one specimen slide, the device comprising:
 a first sensor unit operable to sense a first rotation of a first component of the device about at least one first axis of a three-dimensional coordinate system;   a second sensor unit operable to sense a second rotation of a second component of the device about the at least one first axis of the coordinate system, the coordinate system being independent of a position of the first component and of a position of the second component; and   a positioning unit operable to position the second component relative to the first component;   wherein the first component of the device is a first actuation element movable relative to a base module of the device by a drive unit, and wherein the second component is a second actuation element movable relative to at least one of the base module and the first actuation element by a further drive unit.   
     
     
         2 . The device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the positioning unit includes at least one aligning device configured to modify at least one of a rest position of the first component in three dimensions, a rest position of the second component in three dimensions, and a rest position of the first component relative to the second component. 
     
     
         3 . A device for manipulating at least one specimen slide, the device comprising:
 a first sensor unit operable to sense a first rotation of a first component of the device about at least one first axis of a three-dimensional coordinate system;   a second sensor unit operable to sense a second rotation of a second component of the device about the at least one first axis of the coordinate system, the coordinate system being independent of a position of the first component and of a position of the second component; and   a positioning unit operable to position the second component relative to the first component;   wherein the first sensor unit is further operable to sense a third rotation of the first component about a second axis of the coordinate system, and wherein the second sensor unit is further operable to sense a fourth rotation of the second component about the second axis of the coordinate system.   
     
     
         4 . The device as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the first sensor unit is further operable to sense a fifth rotation of the first component about a third axis of the coordinate system, and wherein the second sensor unit is further operable to sense a sixth rotation of the second component about a third axis of the coordinate system. 
     
     
         5 . The device as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the first sensor unit includes a first sensor module configured to determine the rotation of the first component about the at least one first axis and the rotation of the first component about the second axis, and at least one second sensor module configured to determine the rotation of the first component about the at least one first axis and the rotation of the first component about the third axis, and
 wherein the second sensor unit includes a third sensor module configured to determine the rotation of the second component about the at least one first axis and the rotation of the second component about the second axis, and at least one fourth sensor module configured to determine the rotation of the second component about the at least one first axis and the rotation of the second component about the third axis.