scholarly journals Surface coating and speckling of the human iliotibial tract does not affect its load-deformation properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Zwirner ◽  
Benjamin Ondruschka ◽  
Mario Scholze ◽  
Niels Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Surface Coating ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Biomechanical Properties ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Iliotibial Tract ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Speckle Patterns

AbstractStochastic surface patterns form an important requirement to facilitate digital image correlation and to subsequently quantify material properties of various tissues when loaded and deformed without artefacts arising from material slippage. Depending on the samples’ natural colour, a surface pattern is created by speckling with colour or dye only, or it requires combined surface coating and speckling before to enhance the contrast, to facilitate high-quality data recording for mechanical evaluation. However, it is unclear to date if the colours deployed for coating and speckling do significantly alter the biomechanical properties of soft tissues. The given study investigated the biomechanical properties of 168 human iliotibial tract samples as a model for collagen-rich soft tissues, separated into four groups: untreated, graphite speckling only, water-based coating plus graphite speckling and solvent-based coating plus graphite speckling following a standardized approach of application and data acquisition. The results reveal that elastic modulus, ultimate tensile strength and strain at maximum force of all groups were similar and statistically non-different (p ≥ 0.69). Qualitatively, the speckle patterns revealed increasing contrast differences in the following order: untreated, graphite speckling only, water-based coating plus graphite speckling and solvent-based coating plus graphite speckling. Conclusively, both coating by water- and solvent-based paints, as well as exclusive graphite speckling, did not significantly influence the load-deformation parameters of the here used human iliotibial tract as a model for collagen-rich soft tissues. In consequence, water- and solvent-based coating paints seem equally suitable to coat collagen-rich soft tissues for digital image correlation, resulting in suitable speckle patterns and unbiased data acquisition.

scholarly journals Gradient Correlation Functions in Digital Image Correlation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Sjödahl
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Function ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Correlation Functions ◽  
Laser Speckle ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Intensity Correlation ◽  
Intensity Correlation Function ◽  
Speckle Patterns ◽  
The Difference

The performance of seven different correlation functions applied in Digital Image Correlation has been investigated using simulated and experimentally acquired laser speckle patterns. The correlation functions were constructed as combinations of the pure intensity correlation function, the gradient correlation function and the Hessian correlation function, respectively. It was found that the correlation function that was constructed as the product of all three pure correlation functions performed best for the small speckle sizes and large correlation values, respectively. The difference between the different functions disappeared as the speckle size increased and the correlation value dropped. On average, the random error of the combined correlation function was half that of the traditional intensity correlation function within the optimum region.

Characterization of LIGA Microsystems Using Digital Image Correlation Technique and SEM Imaging

Aerospace ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena (Huiqing) Jin ◽  
Wei-Yang Lu ◽  
Jeff Chames ◽  
Nancy Yang
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Speckle Pattern ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Specimen Surface ◽  
Correlation Technique ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Speckle Patterns ◽  
Dic Technique

A new experimental technique was developed to characterize the mechanical properties of LIGA (an acronym from German words for lithography, electroplating, and molding) materials. An advanced imaging capability, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), with an integrated loading stage allows the acquisition of in situ microstructural images at the micro scale during loading. The load is measured directly from a load cell, and the displacement field is calculated from the SEM images based on the digital image correlation (DIC) technique. The DIC technique is a full-field deformation measurement technique which obtains displacement fields by comparing random speckle patterns on the specimen surface before and after deformation. The random speckle patterns are typically generated by applying a thin layer of material with high contrast to a specimen surface. Alternatively, DIC can also be applied using the microstructural features of a surface as texture patterns for correlation. DIC technique is ideally suited to characterize the deformation field of MEMS structures without the need to generate a random speckle pattern, which can be very challenging on the micro and nanoscale. In this paper, the technique is experimentally demonstrated on a LIGA specimen. The digital images showing LIGA surface features acquired during the loading can serve as random patterns for the DIC method. Therefore, full-field displacement and strain can be obtained directly on the specimen and the errors incurred by the testing system can be eliminated.

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