Project & credits
I’m developing this system as an independent research project at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Gil Bub. My work extends Random Access Parallel Microscopy through oscillatory imaging, an iPadOS acquisition application, and ESP32 control.
Acknowledgements
I’m grateful to my lab mates Dr. Miguel Romero Sepulveda and Alexia Salman for their assistance and advice throughout this project.
Open-source foundations
- RAP hardware and RAP software — the original instrument and acquisition platform.
- Original RAP paper in eLife — the research on which this project builds (DOI: 10.7554/eLife.56426).
- OpenFlexure Microscope Project — inspiration for the printed flexure design.
3D assembly
The model combines redesigned carrier and flexure meshes, original RAP parts, and dimensioned representations of commercial hardware. The animation follows an idealized diamond-flexure geometry with a 20 mm neutral height and ±2 mm displacement.