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Spatial DIC Errors due to Pattern-Induced Bias and Grey Level Discretization

Journal Article · · Experimental Mechanics

Digital image correlation (DIC) is an optical metrology method widely used in experimental mechanics for full-field shape, displacement and strain measurements. The required strain resolution for engineering applications of interest mandates DIC to have a high image displacement matching accuracy, on the order of 1/100th of a pixel, which necessitates an understanding of DIC errors. In this paper, we examine two spatial bias terms that have been almost completely overlooked. They cause a persistent offset in the matching of image intensities and thus corrupt DIC results. We name them pattern-induced bias (PIB), and intensity discretization bias (IDB). We show that the PIB error occurs in the presence of an undermatched shape function and is primarily dictated by the underlying intensity pattern for a fixed displacement field and DIC settings. The IDB error is due to the quantization of the gray level intensity values in the digital camera. In this paper we demonstrate these errors and quantify their magnitudes both experimentally and with synthetic images.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1574475
Report Number(s):
SAND--2019-13784J; 681363
Journal Information:
Experimental Mechanics, Journal Name: Experimental Mechanics Vol. 60; ISSN 0014-4851
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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On the Optimal Pattern for Displacement Field Measurement: Random Speckle and DIC, or Checkerboard and LSA? journal January 2020

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