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A new quantitative optical flow visualization technique is presented. In general, it is based on mapping the deflection angles using a single transmission Ronchi grating. The performance of the method has been illustrated and verified using numerical simulations and an actual experiment.
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Dahan, A., Ben-Dor, G. & Bar-Ziv, E. Optical flow visualization by deflection mapping using a single Ronchi grating. Experiments in Fluids 13, 73–83 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00218152
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