Measuring strain in a spherical rubber ball using speckles

Fu Pen Chiang, Gunes Uzer

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Abstract

When an object is placed at different distances from a camera lens, the resulting images are different in size due to the perspective effect. If this effect can be quantitatively measured, it could be used to deduce the shape of a 3D object, because different parts of the object occupy different positions from the imaging lens. An equation for the perspective effect was derived by Sciammarella and Chiang in 1968 and verified by using moiré fringes. It was then called the moiré gap effect and the equation was referred as the moiré gap equation. In this paper we describe a method of utilizing the gap effect and speckle photography technique to obtain the surface strain of a spherical rubber ball.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007
Pages382-384
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2007
EventSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007 - Springfield, MA, United States
Duration: 3 Jun 20076 Jun 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of the SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySpringfield, MA
Period3/06/076/06/07

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