Apparatus and method for capturing vibration in system

A method of operating an apparatus that includes a chassis, a frame coupled with the chassis, a biological sample containing member supported by the frame, an imaging assembly, an actuation assembly supported by the frame, and a vibration capture assembly, the method comprising:

• activating the actuation assembly to drive movement of the imaging assembly relative to the biological sample containing member to thereby capture images with the imaging assembly from different positions relative to the biological sample containing member;
• deactivating the actuation assembly to cease movement of the imaging assembly relative to the biological sample containing member;
• transitioning the vibration capture assembly to a damping mode to resist movement of the frame relative to the chassis based on activation of the actuation assembly;
• and
• transitioning the vibration capture assembly from the damping mode to an isolation mode to prevent transmission of vibrational movement in the chassis to the frame after deactivation of the activation assembly.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a frame coupled with the chassis;
• a sample support member supported by the frame, the sample support member being configured to support a biological sample containing member;
• an imaging assembly;
• an actuation assembly supported by the frame, the actuation assembly being operable to drive movement of the imaging assembly relative to the sample support member to thereby capture different images from different positions relative to the biological sample containing member;
• and
• a vibration capture assembly, the vibration capture assembly including:
• a first support assembly coupled with the frame,
• a first support member coupled with the chassis, and
• a first vibration isolation body interposed between the first support assembly and the first support member along a first dimension, the first vibration isolation body being configured to absorb vibrations imparted by the chassis to the first vibration isolation body via the first support member,
• the first support assembly including a movement restriction feature configured to permit movement of the first support member relative to the first support assembly along a second dimension within a restricted range of movement.