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Accelerating Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging based on an Optimized Path Planning Method

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Peng Cheng
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Yingzi Li *
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Rui Lin
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Yizhe Yu
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Jianqiang Qian
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Yanan Chen
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Haowei Sun
DOI:10.1093/mam/ozag094delete
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Based on compressed sensing, undersampling is a low cost and efficient way to speed up the process of atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging. The under-sampled information obtained is important in producing high-quality reconstructed images. Different samples and dynamic measurement show different characteristic of topography, which makes it impossible to acquire acceptable AFM image with same under-sampled scanning pattern. This work aims to propose an unsampling path planning method for effective under-sampled image acquisition. The preprocess is realized by object detection and k-means method. The path planning method combines Self-Organizing Map, Ant Colony Optimization and B-Spline. Through parallel calculation and cluster analysis, large-scale traveling salesman problem (L-TSP) is divided into several small-scale traveling salesman problems. After undersampling, the reconstruction process is realized by Bayesian compressed sensing. Several path planning algorithms are performed for comparison. An experimental example of L-TSP in AFM is carried out. Experimental and application results demonstrate that the proposed method can optimize scanning path of tens of thousands under-sampled points within minute. The proposed method succeeds to save time and guarantee the quality of AFM imaging.

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Microscopy and Microanalysis cover
Microscopy and Microanalysis
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beihang university
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