1. VUMC Soil Worm Activity Monitor
Mohd Fakhrurrazi Mohd Salleh (EE)
Suhaili Harun (EE)
Amani Rafie (CompE)
Saiful Azlan Adanan (BME)
November 18, 2004

2. Project Goal
Compare the behavior and activity of worms (normal and mutant) by designing a device that can automatically measure their movements, so that it can be used in neurobiological research
Include current method how they measure the worm movement (counting)

3. Approach Use microscope Capture image with a CCD video camera
Apply image processing
Calculate the movement

4. Progress Found 2 possible options for the adapter
Construct the adapter using steel
Acquire adapter from Carl Ziess and Meiji (microscope) company
Video editing process

5. Camera Adapter

6. Adapter

7. The Microscope

8. Our Design

9. Schedule

10. Future Work Start constructing the adapter after the break
Have a meeting with SMPTE Nashville Section
Get picture sample of the worm from the microscope using the camera
Starting software development and image analysis