calibcant/procedure.tex: Mention materassi09's alternative bump technique
authorW. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
Tue, 7 May 2013 20:34:18 +0000 (16:34 -0400)
committerW. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
Tue, 7 May 2013 20:34:18 +0000 (16:34 -0400)
src/calibcant/procedure.tex

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@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ unmeasurable deflection voltages.  One of the unfolding pulls in
 \cref{fig:pyafm:labview-comparison:many} exhibits this effect,
 although it was recorded using a different stack.
 
+An alternative approach using sinusoidal piezo oscillation in the
+contact region has been proposed by \citet{materassi09}, on the
+grounds that it is more reliable and easily automated than an explicit
+bump and manual analysis.  While I agree that \emph{any} automated
+method is likely better than manual analysis, I feel that the
+difference between using an automated bump with a linear contact fit
+and using an automated oscillation with a linear contact fit is likely
+negligible.
+
 \subsection{Temperature measurements}
 \label{sec:calibcant:temperature}