Non-Contact Technique for Characterizing Full-Field Surface Deformation of Shape Memory Polymers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. W. McClung ◽  
G. P. Tandon ◽  
K. E. Goecke ◽  
J. W. Baur
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Strain Measurement ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Optical Measurements ◽  
Transverse Strain ◽  
Strain Gages ◽  
Full Field

Thermally-actuated shape memory polymers (SMPs) typically display two phases separated by the glass transition temperature (Tg). At temperatures well below the Tg, the polymer exhibits a relatively high elastic modulus. Well above the Tg the elastic modulus drops by several orders of magnitude. In this high temperature region, SMP materials can achieve strain levels well above 100 %. The complex behavior of SMPs (stiffnesses dropping to the order of 1 GPa and extremely high strain levels) precludes the use of traditional strain gages and low-contact force extensometers. The present study presents a detailed expansion of state-of-the-art thermomechanical testing techniques used to characterize the material behavior of SMPs. An MTS environmental chamber with an observation window allows for non-contact optical measurements during testing. A laser extensometer is used for measurement and active control of axial strain. The upper limit on the strain rate capability of the laser extensometer is established. In addition, the photographic strain measurement method known as digital image correlation (DIC) is incorporated, allowing for full field measurement of axial and transverse strains of SMPs over a range of temperatures and strain rates. The strain measurements of the DIC and laser extensometer are compared to each other as well as to clip-on extensometers and strain gages. The comparisons provide insight into the limitations of the traditional strain measurement systems. A series of tensile tests are performed on a commercial SMP from 25 °C up to temperatures of 130 °C and strain levels above 100 %. The laser extensometer provides a robust method for controlling the strain in the gage section of the samples. In addition, results show that the full field measurements of both the axial and the transverse strain are essential for characterizing the constitutive response of SMPs at room and elevated temperatures.

Buckling Measurement of Cylindrical Shells by Digital Image Correlation Method

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Yu Kuo ◽  
Wei-Chung Wang ◽  
Chun-I Chu ◽  
Jia-He Chen ◽  
Te-Heng Hung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Strain Measurement ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Compressive Load ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Strain Gages ◽  
Full Field

In this study, deformation of cylindrical shells under axial compressive load was studied and characterized by a noncontact detection technique, called digital image correlation (DIC). As opposed to commonly used strain gages for measuring structure strains at specific points, the DIC method can render not only 2D but also 3D full-field measurements for strain as well as structure deformation. The accuracy of strain measurement obtained using the DIC method was carefully validated by following ASTM standard E8 for strain measurement using strain gages in tensile tests. The DIC technique provided convenient measurements for characterizing the buckling behaviors of defective cylindrical shell samples. This study has engineering implications for providing 3D strain and deformation analyses to ensure structure reliability and safety.

scholarly journals A Review of Surface Deformation and Strain Measurement Using Two-Dimensional Digital Image Correlation

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sze-Wei Khoo ◽  
Saravanan Karuppanan ◽  
Ching-Seong Tan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Strain Measurement ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Optical Measurement ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Computation Efficiency ◽  
Dimensional Measurements

Abstract Among the full-field optical measurement methods, the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is one of the techniques which has been given particular attention. Technically, the DIC technique refers to a non-contact strain measurement method that mathematically compares the grey intensity changes of the images captured at two different states: before and after deformation. The measurement can be performed by numerically calculating the displacement of speckles which are deposited on the top of object’s surface. In this paper, the Two-Dimensional Digital Image Correlation (2D-DIC) is presented and its fundamental concepts are discussed. Next, the development of the 2D-DIC algorithms in the past 33 years is reviewed systematically. The improvement of 2DDIC algorithms is presented with respect to two distinct aspects: their computation efficiency and measurement accuracy. Furthermore, analysis of the 2D-DIC accuracy is included, followed by a review of the DIC applications for two-dimensional measurements.

scholarly journals Deformation Behavior of a Shape Memory Alloy: Nitinol

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Daly ◽  
Kaushik Bhattacharya ◽  
Guruswami Ravichandran
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Rolling Texture ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Space Applications ◽  
Deformation And Failure ◽  
Full Field ◽  
New Information ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
First Time

Nickel-Titanium, commonly referred to as Nitinol, is a shape-memory alloy with numerous applications due to its superelastic nature and its ability to revert to a previously defined shape when deformed and then heated past a set transformation temperature. While the crystallography and the overall phenomenology are reasonably well understood, much remains unknown about the deformation and failure mechanisms of these materials. These latter issues are becoming critically important as Nitinol is being increasingly used in medical devices and space applications. The talk will describe the investigation of the deformation and failure of Nitinol using an in-situ optical technique called Digital Image Correlation (DIC). With this technique, full-field quantitative maps of strain localization are obtained for the first time in thin sheets of Nitinol under tension. These experiments provide new information connecting previous observations on the micro- and macro-scale. They show that martensitic transformation initiates before the formation of localized bands, and that the strain inside the bands does not saturate when the bands nucleate. The effect of rolling texture, the validity of the widely used resolved stress transformation criterion, and the role of geometric defects are examined.

scholarly journals Development of High-Fidelity Imaging Procedures to Establish the Local Material Behavior in Friction Stir Welded Stainless Steel Joints

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 592
Author(s):  
S. Ramachandran ◽  
A. Lakshminarayanan ◽  
P. Reed ◽  
J. Dulieu-Barton
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Local Strain ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
2D Digital Image Correlation ◽  
304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

Friction stir welded (FSW) 304 austenitic stainless steel (SS) joints are studied using a range of microstructural characterization techniques to identify various sub-regions across the weld. A high-resolution (HR) 2D-digital image correlation (DIC) methodology is developed to assess the local strain response across the weld surface and cross-section in the elastic regime. The HR-DIC methodology includes the stitching of multiple images, as it is only possible to partially cover the FSW region using a single camera with the high-resolution optical set-up. An image processing procedure is described to stitch the strain maps as well as strain data sets that allow full-field strain to be visualized and interrogated over the entire FSW region. It is demonstrated that the strains derived from the DIC can be associated with the local weld geometry and the material microstructure in the region of the FSW. The procedure is validated in the material elastic range and provides an important first step in enabling detailed mechanical assessments of the local effects in the FSW process.

Noise Reduction Technique for Digital Image Based Full Field Strain Measurement

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitaka Wada ◽  
Tomonari Furukawa
Keyword(s):  
Noise Reduction ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Strain Measurement ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Reduction Technique ◽  
Distortion Correction ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Deformation Problem ◽  
Noise Reduction Technique

In recent years several techniques of full-field measurement have been studied by digital image correlation method, moiré interference method and holographic interferometry method and so on. Image based method can be easily applied to large deformation problem and moving specimen at slow speed. Because digital camera capabilities, which are high resolution, low noise and faster data transfer speed, have been improved, very small strain measurement can be achieved by those improvements. The improvement will widen those applications, for example, moving object at high speed and less 0.1% strain measurement which is almost the same accuracy with a precise strain gauge. In order to apply the advanced application, noise reduction for a digital image and lens distortion correction for an optical system should be developed. In this paper we propose noise reduction technique using statistical camera model to be applied to any kinds of digital cameras.

Full-Field Deformation and Thermal Characterization of GNP/Epoxy and GNP/SMA Fiber/Epoxy Composites

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugur Kilic ◽  
Muhammad M. Sherif ◽  
Sherif M. Daghash ◽  
Osman E. Ozbulut
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Graphene Sheets ◽  
Atomic Lattice ◽  
Full Field

Abstract Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a class of metallic alloys that possess remarkable characteristics such as superelasticity and shape memory effect. Superelastic SMAs have been considered as fiber in polymer composites due to their ability to recover their deformation upon removal of load, good energy dissipation capacity and impact resistance. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) consists of small stacks of graphene sheets that are two-dimensional. Both sides of atomic lattice of GNPs contact matrix of a composite system and can generate more sites for potential chemical and physical bonding with the host material. Most importantly, graphene sheets and their derivatives can be produced at large-scale for industrial demand at low-cost. This study explores the fabrication of multi-scale reinforced epoxy matrix composites in which GNPs and SMA strands are employed as nano- and micro-scale reinforcements, respectively. First, GNPs are dispersed into a ductile and brittle epoxy matrix to produce GNP/epoxy nanocomposites. To study the effect of GNP content on the behavior of the developed nanocomposite, GNPs are added to the epoxy-hardener mixture at different weight percentages (neat, 0.1%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2%). Uniaxial tensile tests of the developed nanocomposites are conducted under monotonic load up to failure. The optimum GNP content for GNP-reinforced epoxy matrix is determined and used in the fabrication of SMA fiber/epoxy composite. The developed multiscale reinforced epoxy composites are tested under tensile loading and their full-field strain and temperature behavior are monitored and evaluated using a digital image correlation system and an infrared thermal camera.

Error Assessment of Blade Deformation Measurements on a Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbine Based on Digital Image Correlation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Winstroth ◽  
Joerg R. Seume
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Error Estimation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Optical Measurements ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Plane Bending

Optical full-field measurement methods such as Digital Image Correlation (DIC) provide a new opportunity for measuring deformation and vibration in wind turbine rotor blades during operation, in high spatial and temporal resolution. Recent field tests on a multi-megawatt wind turbine have demonstrated the vast potential for full scale testing, however little is known about the overall accuracy of DIC measurements on wind turbines. The present work proposes using a virtual 3D wind turbine model for estimating the error associated with the optical measurements. The entire setup is simulated a priori and accurate error estimation becomes possible. The error estimation for a 3.2 MW wind turbine suggests that relative out-of-plane bending of the rotor blades can be measured with an accuracy of ±9.1 mm, relative in-plane bending of the rotor blades can be measured with an accuracy of ±10.2 mm, and relative blade torsion can be measured with an accuracy of ±0.07 deg. This corresponds to a relative error of 0.46% for out-of-plane bending, 1.11% for in-plane bending and 5.46% for blade torsion.

Measurement of the Welding Full-Field Deformation of the Sheet Material with Different Curvature Based on Digital Image Correlation

2017 ◽  
Vol 730 ◽  
pp. 554-559
Author(s):  
Fan Chang Meng ◽  
Jin Liang ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Xiao Guang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
Transverse Strain ◽  
Welding Deformation ◽  
Cooling Process ◽  
Full Field

It is of difficulties in measuring welding deformation because of high temperature and the light intensity. In this paper the traditional welding deformation measurement method are reviewed,and the features and limitations of each method were analyzed,and then focused on the non-contact optical measurement method based on the WDIC. In this paper, a noncontact measurement method based on WDIC (weak digital image correlation) is proposed to obtain full-field buckling deformation in the whole welding and cooling process. And the matching difficulties which are caused by weak speckle performance and the large deformation around the solder joint are overcome through the method of piecewise benchmarks based on the continuity of adjacent states. Based on the above methods, the experiment of the sheets welding with three different curvatures was carried on and the following conclusions are summarized based on the analysis of the buckling deformation. The formation mechanisms of out-of-plane deformation in welding area were clarified based on the experimental results. First, low carbon steel occurs buckling deformation with dish shape in welding process and saddle shape in cooling process. Second, the curvature of the sheet has a great influence on the result of the welding. The sheet with a bigger curvature has the smaller displacement in Z direction in the welding process and the smaller transverse strain in the area adjacent to the welding seam. Those measuring results can be used to analyze the influence factors of welding deformation, control the welding deformation and verify the welding numerical simulation.

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