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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert R. Evans, III, Framingham, MA (US);
Dara McMahon, Natick, MA (US);
Assignee:
Thermo IEC, Inc., Needham Heights, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a centrifuge system, the centrifuge system including a rotor and a motor operatively coupled to the rotor, the apparatus including an accelerometer coupled to the centrifuge system so as to measure an acceleration of at least a portion of the centrifuge system during operation of the centrifuge system to provide an acceleration signal, a filter that receives the acceleration signal and provides a filtered acceleration signal, and a controller that receives the displacement signal and controls the centrifuge system in response to the displacement signal.