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Real-time 3D Digital Image Correlation for Large Deformation and Rotation Measurements Based on a Deformation Transfer Scheme

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Abstract

Background

With the recent increase in digital image correlation (DIC) applications, it is important to improve the computational efficiency of DIC and realize the closed loop control of systems.

Objective

A real-time three-dimensional (3D) DIC method for large deformation and rotation measurements is proposed in this paper.

Methods

To solve the problem of initial guess estimation under large deformation and rotation, the convergence radius of the inverse compositional Gauss-Newton (IC-GN) algorithm considering large rotation and deformation is analyzed. Then, a temporal-spatial deformation transfer scheme is proposed for efficient temporal and stereo matching in 3D-DIC. The highly efficient IC-GN algorithm with an improved interpolation look-up table is proposed to further improve the computational efficiency. The multipoint and full-field real-time 3D deformation measurements are performed by parallel CPU computation.

Results

The convergence radius of IC-GN are estimated to be below 3 pixels for rotation and below 5 pixels for tensile deformation. The accuracy of the initial guess estimation by deformation transfer is improved and can meet the requirements of large deformation and rotation measurements. Benefiting from the temporal-spatial deformation transfer scheme, the efficient IC-GN algorithm, the efficient temporal and stereo matching strategy and the parallel computation, real-time multipoint deformation measurements at 60 Hz with 50 points and full-field deformation measurements at 15 Hz with 5000 points are realized.

Conclusions

Real-time multipoint and full-field 3D deformation measurements for large deformations and rotations are realized. High-accuracy, real-time and fully automatic 3D deformation measurement sensors are expected.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (11902074, 11827801).

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Shao, X., He, X. Real-time 3D Digital Image Correlation for Large Deformation and Rotation Measurements Based on a Deformation Transfer Scheme. Exp Mech 61, 951–967 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-021-00714-9

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