System and method for duration-based sample path adjustment

A system comprising:

• an optical sub-system;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the optical sub-system, the controller including one or more processors configured to execute program instructions causing the one or more processors to:
• receive an initial sample map of a sample, wherein the initial sample map includes an initial path including a set of site points, wherein the initial path of the initial sample map has a first duration and a first distance;
• generate one or more adjusted sample maps including one or more adjusted paths of the set of site points of the initial sample map, wherein each adjusted path is generated by adjusting an order of arrival of the set of site points based on a cost function;
• generate a final sample map of the sample based on the one or more adjusted paths, wherein the final sample map includes a final path generated based on the one or more adjusted order of arrivals of the set of site points;
• and
• direct the optical sub-system to perform one or more operations on the sample based on the final sample map, wherein the optical sub-system performs the one or more operations by following the final path of the set of site points on the sample, wherein the final path has a second duration and a second distance, wherein at least one of the first duration or the first distance of the initial path are greater than at least one of the second duration or the second distance of the final path.

A method comprising:

• receiving an initial sample map of a sample, wherein the initial sample map includes an initial path including a set of site points, wherein the initial path includes a first duration and a first distance;
• generating one or more adjusted sample maps including one or more adjusted paths of the set of site points of the initial sample map, wherein each adjusted path is generated by adjusting an order of arrival of the set of site points based on a cost function;
• generating a final sample map of the sample based on the one or more adjusted paths, wherein the final sample map includes a final path generated based on the one or more adjusted order of arrivals of the set of site points;
• and
• directing an optical sub-system to perform one or more operations on the sample based on the final sample map, wherein the optical sub-system performs the one or more operations by following the final path of the set of site points on the sample, wherein the final path has a second duration and a second distance, wherein at least one of the first duration or the first distance of the initial path are greater than at least one of the second duration or the second distance of the final path.