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Particle Swarm Optimisation in Practice: Multiple Applications in a Digital Microscope System

Louis Ryan, Stefan Kuhn Orcid Logo, Simon Colreavy-Donnely Orcid Logo, Fabio Caraffini Orcid Logo

Applied Sciences, Volume: 12, Issue: 15, Start page: 7827

Swansea University Author: Fabio Caraffini Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/app12157827

Abstract

We demonstrate that particle swarm optimisation (PSO) can be used to solve a variety of problems arising during operation of a digital inspection microscope. This is a use case for the feasibility of heuristics in a real-world product. We show solutions to four measurement problems, all based on PSO...

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Published in: Applied Sciences
ISSN: 2076-3417
Published: MDPI AG 2022
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60897
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Abstract: We demonstrate that particle swarm optimisation (PSO) can be used to solve a variety of problems arising during operation of a digital inspection microscope. This is a use case for the feasibility of heuristics in a real-world product. We show solutions to four measurement problems, all based on PSO. This allows for a compact software implementation solving different problems. We have found that PSO can solve a variety of problems with small software footprints and good results in a real-world embedded system. Notably, in the microscope application, this eliminates the need to return the device to the factory for calibration.
Keywords: digital microscope; inspection system; metrology; particle swarm optimisation; heuristics; image stitching
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This research received no external funding.
Issue: 15
Start Page: 7827