Compensation of motion-related error in a stream of moving micro-entities

A method for compensating motion-related error associated with micro-entities that move in a system between a first location and at least a second location, the method comprising:

• detecting with detection apparatus a signal indicating a presence of a first micro-entity at the first location;
• determining, from the signal for the first micro-entity with at least one processor, a value with respect to a parameter of the system;
• and
• adjusting, with the at least one processor by a correction amount that compensates for motion-related error associated with the first micro-entity, an observation or operation time for observing or operating on the first micro-entity at the second location, wherein the correction amount is determined from an error model that predicts the motion-related error associated with the first micro-entity from the determined value.

A manufactured data-storage device embodying machine-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, adapt the at least one processor to:

• receive a signal indicating a presence of a first micro-entity at a first location in a system in which micro-entities move between a first location and at least a second location;
• determine from the first signal a value with respect to a parameter of the system;
• and
• adjust, by a correction amount that compensates for motion-related error associated with the micro-entity, an observation or operation time for observing or operating on the micro-entity at the second location, wherein the correction amount is determined from an error model that predicts the motion-related error associated with the micro-entity from the determined value.