Virtual nano-hand: A stable pushing strategy in AFM based sensorless nanomanipulation

One of the prerequisites for AFM based nanomanipulation is that the position of the target nanoparticle can be stable controlled within a known area, while this prerequisite is still hindered by the uncertainties including the initial position of the nanoparticle and of the AFM tip, together with the uncertain forces from the substrate and so on. In this paper, a Stochastic Pushing (SP) model and a Stable Pushing Strategy are proposed respectively, which can push the nanoparticle into a bounded target area within a given probability. Simulations and experiment based on the proposed SP model demonstrate the validity of the Stable Pushing Strategy.