About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Characterization: Structural Descriptors, Data-Intensive Techniques, and Uncertainty Quantification
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Presentation Title |
Indexing of Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction Patterns Using a Convolutional Neural Network |
Author(s) |
Zihao Ding, Elena Pascal, Marc De Graef |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Zihao Ding |
Abstract Scope |
We propose a new convolution neural network (EBSD-CNN) with residual block and separable convolution to realize high accuracy and near real-time indexing of EBSD patterns. The integrated output of unit quaternions and a disorientation loss function are implemented to adapt the neural net for crystallographic orientation indexing. In addition to validating on simulated EBSD patterns, data from a series of experiments on Nickel with various exposure time have also been tested to study the network's robustness against pattern noise. The results suggest that a CNN can provide an alternative indexing method to the commercial Hough-transform-based indexing with comparable accuracy and indexing rate. To gain insight into the model, we provide for a visualization of the filters as well as intermediate output in the network. As more features are extracted during the process, the approach also shows potential to measure other material properties that are encoded inside the EBSD patterns. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |