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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Brian Giera, Oakland, CA (US);
Eric Duoss, Dublin, CA (US);
Du Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
William Smith, Oakland, CA (US);
Sachin Subhash Talathi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Aaron Creighton Wilson, Livermore, CA (US);
Congwang Ye, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A system is provided to automatically monitor and control the operation of a microfluidic device using machine learning technology. The system receives images of a channel of a microfluidic device collected by a camera during operation of the microfluidic device. Upon receiving an image, the system applies a classifier to the image to classify the operation of the microfluidic device as normal, in which no adjustment to the operation is needed, or as abnormal, in which an adjustment to the operation is needed. When an image is classified as normal, the system may make no adjustment to the microfluidic device. If, however, an image is classified as abnormal, the system may output an indication that the operation is abnormal, output an indication of a needed adjustment, or control the microfluidic device to make the needed adjustment.