Instrument & Electronics Services Core

摘要-仪器和电子服务核心 仪器和电子服务核心（IESC）将为NEI-R 01资助的研究提供支持， 密歇根大学通过各种设计，制造和维护服务。这一核心将是 由一名全职电子工程师和一名全职仪器制造商组成。IESC将加强研究 通过与视觉研究的不同科学领域的研究人员密切合作， 并构建独特的，非商业可用的，电子系统和机械仪器， 成功完成NEI支持的研究项目。除了支持正在进行的项目外， IESC的专业知识将促进准备成为NEI赠款PI的研究人员的研究计划。 除了设计和制造服务，IESC还将提供与维护相关的关键支持作用 和维修PI实验室或其他中心核心的设备，这将最大限度地减少对实验的干扰， 提高研究成果的严谨性。这将包括维护软件和数据库，以及 专用于运行特定仪器系统但不由大学维护的计算机 信息技术服务。IESC将由两个现有的核心组成， 对NEI支持的研究项目的贡献。机械部件将在仪器车间制造， 配备有夏普CNC（电脑数控）车床、布里奇波特CNC铣床、五金 立式带锯、Tennsmith直角剪、Tennsmith手刹和Zortrax M200 3D 打印机为了帮助仪器设计并提高制造过程的效率，IESC将利用 SolidWorks CAD系统。在电子实验室，IESC将拥有完整的电子测试设备， 测光表、支持研究的计算机硬件和软件，包括Tektronix示波器、通用 专用脉冲/函数发生器、电源和试验板、可编程存储器编程器 和逻辑器件，万用表和逻辑探头，Windows和Macintosh计算机，分光光度计， 用于程序开发、测量和测试的A/D和D/A板。编程软件 将包括C，LabVIEW和MATLAB。在上一个供资期间，仪器车间核心是 10名参与研究者广泛或适度使用，而电子和计算机核心 被8名参与研究者大量或中度使用。12名参与研究者预计 在下一个资助期适度或广泛使用IESC。

ABSTRACT - INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRONICS SERVICES CORE The Instrument and Electronics Services Core (IESC) will provide support for NEI-R01 funded research at the University of Michigan through a variety of design, fabrication, and maintenance services. This Core will be staffed by a full-time electronic engineer and a full-time instrument maker. IESC will enhance the research environment by working closely with investigators from disparate scientific areas of vision research to design and construct unique, non-commercially available, electronic systems and mechanical instruments that are required to successfully complete NEI-supported research projects. In addition to supporting on-going projects, IESC’s expertise will facilitate the research programs of investigators preparing to become PIs on NEI grants. In addition to design and fabrication services, IESC will provide a critical support role related to maintenance and repair of equipment in PI labs or other Center Cores, which will minimize disruption to experiments and improve the rigor of research output. This will include maintaining software and databases as well as computers that are dedicated to running particular instrument systems but are not maintained by university information technology services. IESC will be formed from two existing Cores with a long history of contributions to NEI-supported research projects. Mechanical components will be built in the instrument shop, equipped with a Sharp CNC (computer numerical control) lathe, Bridgeport CNC milling machine, a metal vertical band saw, a Tennsmith squaring shear, a Tennsmith hand brake, and access to a Zortrax M200 3D printer. To aid in instrument design and to increase efficiency in fabrication processes, IESC will utilize the SolidWorks CAD system. In the electronics lab, IESC will have a full complement of electronic test equipment, light meters, computer hardware and software to support research, including Tektronix oscilloscopes, general purpose pulse/function generators, power supplies and breadboards, programmers for programmable memory and logic devices, multimeters and logic probes, Windows and Macintosh computers, spectrophotometer, and A/D and D/A boards for program development, measurement, and testing purposes. Programming software will include C, LabVIEW, and MATLAB. During the prior funding period, the Instrument Shop Core was extensively or moderately utilized by 10 participating investigators, while the Electronics and Computer Core was heavily or moderately utilized by 8 participating investigators. 12 participating investigators anticipate using IESC to a moderate or extensive degree in the next funding period.