Single-camera high-speed stereo-digital image correlation for full-field vibration measurement

A low-cost, easy-to-implement single-camera high-speed stereo-digital image correlation (SCHS stereo-DIC) method using a four-mirror adapter is proposed for full-field 3D vibration measurement. With the aid of the four-mirror adapter, surface images of calibration target and test objects can be separately imaged onto two halves of the camera sensor through two different optical paths. These images can be further processed to retrieve the vibration responses on the specimen surface. To validate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach, dynamic parameters including natural frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes of a rectangular cantilever plate were extracted from the directly measured vibration responses using the established system. The results reveal that the SCHS stereo-DIC is a simple, practical and effective technique for vibration measurements and dynamic parameters identification.