I take a different approach. I use a 2D stage driven by stepper motors and tag each image with the stage position. Then I use ImageJ's Grid Stitching plugin using my captured locations. This isn't really perfect, but you can also have the plugin improve the quality by doing various repairs.
Elsewhere on this thread, some company appears to be re-using the 3018 CNC form factor to build inspection microscopes. That's a remarkably cost-efficient way to get pretty good results in terms of motion. I've also purchased simple 1D stages and stacked them get get a full XYZ stage for very little money.
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I take a different approach. I use a 2D stage driven by stepper motors and tag each image with the stage position. Then I use ImageJ's Grid Stitching plugin using my captured locations. This isn't really perfect, but you can also have the plugin improve the quality by doing various repairs.
Elsewhere on this thread, some company appears to be re-using the 3018 CNC form factor to build inspection microscopes. That's a remarkably cost-efficient way to get pretty good results in terms of motion. I've also purchased simple 1D stages and stacked them get get a full XYZ stage for very little money.