Digital polarization-sensitive speckle correlation as security validation technique

We implement a validation technique, based on polarization encoding using the classical digital speckle pattern correlation. A validation mark is generated, which can be magnetically affixed or by means of a chip attached to a primary document. Besides, a decoding key is also generated in the same setup to be sent to the client. In our method, security is twofold by the speckle and polarization characteristics of the procedure. Both encoding and decoding keys are stored digitally. The validation can be achieved by a subtraction operation between both keys performed with conventional software. No additional experimental setups are required in the decoding step. Experimental results are presented to illustrate the method.     

Application of iteration and finite element smoothing technique for displacement and strain measurement of digital speckle correlation

In this paper, an improved method for measuring displacement in digital speckle correlation technology, which is based on an iterative and spatial-gradient algorithm, is developed. After obtaining full-field displacement, both finite element method and 2D generalized cross-validation (GCV) algorithm are adopted for smoothing the displacement field, and then the strain field can be obtained from the smoothed displacement field. The method is estimated by simulated speckle patterns and three-point bending experiment. All the results show the improved method can obtain a reasonable estimation of displacement and strain fields in digital speckle correlation method.     

Whole field surface roughness measurement by laser speckle correlation technique

This paper describes a speckle correlation technique for the determination of surface roughness, ranging from 1.6 to 50 μm. Instead of moving the laser beam, the specimen is rotated to achieve angular speckle correlation (ASC) in the far-field plane. The technique is simple and requires minimum optical alignment. The experimental results show a good agreement with the standard specimen of known roughness. An error analysis on the experiment has been carried out. Together with the theoretical curves, the roughness values can be easily related to the change of incidence angle at a particular visibility of the correlation fringes between two speckle patterns.     

Velocity and density field measurements by digital speckle method

Velocity and density field measurements based on image processing of laser speckle or pseudo-speckle pattern have been developed. Laser speckle velocimetry (LSV) or white-light speckle velocimetry (WSV), which corresponds to a high-image-density PIV, gives a local velocity vector map or whole field velocity contour map of a two-dimensional flow field seeded densely with fine particles. This technique has an advantage in high-speed flow measurement without limit of frame rate except for directional ambiguity. New techniques of laser speckle photography and laser speckle interferometry by means of digital image processing have been developed recently for density field measurements. In laser speckle photography, a local density gradient vector map is reconstructed by cross-correlation evaluation between the reference and the object speckle patterns. In laser speckle interferometry, an equi-density contour map is reconstructed by image subtraction between the reference and the object interferometric speckle patterns.     

Digital ultrasonic speckle phase-shifting method

The digital ultrasonic speckle phase-shifting method (USPM), which is introduced in this paper, can be applied to the measurement of small displacement that is smaller than speckle size at the test point compared to traditional ultrasonic speckle correlation method (USCM). Using USPM, a digital ultrasonic reference signal is introduced to interfere with the ultrasonic speckle signal, which is picked up at the test point on an object surface and is referred to as the object signal. As the phase of the reference signal is shifted several times using the software and then they superimpose with the object signal respectively, the phase of the object signal can be calculated according to the intensities of the superimposed signals. If the object surface moves a small distance, the phase variation of the object speckle can be detected by the same process. As a result, the displacement of the object surface can be measured. Based on the feature of ultrasonic speckles, inner surface displacement of an object can be measured using this proposed method. In this case, the effect of outer surface roughness to the measurement accuracy of USPM is examined experimentally. The experimental results show that the measurement is successful when the displacement is smaller than half of the speckle size at the test point and the roughness parameter R_a of the outer surface of the specimen is less than about 5.47 μm.     

3D shape reconstruction of teeth by shadow speckle correlation method

This paper presents a new method for 3D shape reconstruction in computer-aided dental prosthetics. A specklegram is projected onto the tooth to be measured. This shadow speckle image is recorded and then processed by a digital image correlation method, which enables the computation of 2D shapes based on the similar principle of shadow moiré method. By repeating the procedure for all the sides, i.e., one crown and several side surfaces, local 2D shapes can be measured precisely. Afterwards, these local 2D profiles are merged to form a 3D model, during which certain constraints such as the widths along perpendicular directions are introduced to guide the process. As the height information within an entire image field is recorded instantly, it has the potential to be employed in an intra-oral environment, which would make the patient feel more comfortable during the restoration process. In vitro experiments were carried out on gypsum teeth models and the results proved the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

高温下数字图像相关散斑最优成像探究

为了测量材料在高温甚至超高温下的力学性能,采用数字图像相关方法,并研究其在高温下的最优成像。采取不同的散斑制作方法,同时加入不同颜色的高温漆,在不同的温度节点,外加不同光源及相应的滤波片,采集并观察图像是否具有良好的对比度。普通的单色光源在800℃以后会逐渐失效,无法获取图像,而紫外光在1 200℃时依然可以获取较好的图像,且直接利用试件本身颜色作为底色效果更佳。采用紫外光照明可以实现DIC在高温环境下的测量。同时利用黑色或者蓝色散斑直接喷涂在试件上有着最佳的对比度,要优于常规的散斑制作方法。     

Calibration and correction of lens distortion for two-dimensional digital speckle correlation measurement

Lens distortion practically presents in optical imaging system using in two-dimensional digital speckle correlation measurement (2D-DSCM) system, and gives rise to additional errors in the displacement and strain measurement. Camera calibration procedure is performed to obtain the coefficients of radial distortion and tangential distortion. The corrected displacement fields can be calculated using the distortion coefficient. The influence of distortion on displacement and strain measurement errors in experiment is further discussed. The three-point bending test result shows that the camera lens calibration method can effectively eliminate the effect of lens distortion and improve displacement and strain measurement accuracy.     

Microscopic 3-D displacement field measurements using digital speckle photography

A technique to measure object shape and 3-D displacement fields in micro-scale is offered by microscopic stereo digital speckle photography. The displacement of the random features that are often present on many engineering surfaces when viewed in a microscope is measured with the system, using image correlation. In this paper the equipment, physical model and calibration routines are described. The technique can be applied for sub-mm sized objects of arbitrary shape for small deformation fields. As a verifying experiment, an in-plane rotation of a flat calibration plate is presented. The expected in-plane errors are shown to be less than 0.1 μm and the corresponding out-of-plane errors about three times larger. As a pilot experiment, micro-structural paper expansion is studied, when exposed to humidity. The scaling properties of the microscope as well as the sampling criteria and reliability of the system are discussed in detail.     

基于数字散斑相关法的岩石材料力学性能的测试

岩石在外力作用下会发生形变,发现和了解岩石材料的形变、应力分布等对避免灾害会起到重要的预警作用。采用高精度的数字散斑相关技术,对岩石材料形变、应力和应变进行了非接触式测量。为验证实验结果的有效性,电阻应变计贴附于采集区附近并且实验结果与电测结果吻合较好。表明数字散斑相关测量技术能够用于岩石等材料的形变检测,预报变形信息,结果可以定量和定性显示。     

A stereoscopic digital speckle photography system for 3-D displacement field measurements

Stereoscopic digital speckle photography offers a technique to measure object shapes and 3-D displacement fields in experimental mechanics. The system measures the displacement of a random white light speckle pattern, which somehow is present on the object surface, using digital correlation. This paper describes a general physical model for stereo imaging systems. A camera calibration algorithm, which takes the distortion in the lenses into account, is also presented and evaluated by real experiments. Standard deviations of small deformations as low as 1% of the pixel size for in-plane deformations and 6% of the pixel size for the out-of-plane component are reported. Using the calibration algorithm described, the main source of errors is random errors originating from the correlation algorithm.     

基于条纹等值线相关的散斑条纹图处理新方法

在数字散斑干涉术中,通常由物体变形前后得到的两幅原始散斑场用相减方法来得到条纹图,并由相移后的多幅(三幅以上)条纹图来求取相位场。介绍了一种基于条纹等值线相关的条纹图生成新方法,并在此基础上提出了基于单幅干涉条纹图的相位场提取新方法和基于条纹等值线相关的单步相移新方法。实验结果表明,该方法具有良好的结果和发展前景。     

Digital image correlation with gray gradient constraints: Application to spatially variant speckle images

As a carrier of local deformation information, speckle pattern inside a subset is usually crucial for surface displacement acquisition based upon a digital image correlation (DIC) method, since both accuracy and precision of DIC method are closely related to the amount of speckle information in a subset. Although some comprehensive theoretical frameworks have been developed to estimate the quality of local speckle patterns, it is still a great challenge how to effectively integrate the subset speckle information into the well-developed correlation criteria used for DIC. By means of a well-designed square window function, we here propose the concept of continuous subset in order to modulate subset size in a continuously derivable manner. Afterwards, we further develop a new constrained zero-normalized sum-of-squared differences (CZNSSD) criterion and construct the corresponding iterative algorithm, based on which the subset size involved can be automatically determined according to the necessary amount of speckle information. Numerical results of synthetic speckle images indicate that the set of algorithm can enhance the accuracy and precision of displacement measurement, especially for spatially variant speckle images.     

立体摄影术与数字散斑相关方法相结合用于研究三维变形场

采用立体摄影术与数字图像相关技术相结合的方法测量了三维位移场。首先利用两个CCD摄像机在空间两个不同位置拍摄物体表面在变形前后同一个区域之间的散斑图像;然后利用数字散斑相关技术求解这四幅散斑图像之间的相对位移;最后利用立体摄影的几何转换公式来确定物体表面的三维变形场。给出了该立体摄影测试系统的标定结果以及编织复合材料试件的三维变形测量结果。     

基于小波变换的新型数字散斑相关方法

通过将小波分析的方法应用到传统的空域相关计算中,提出了基于小波变换的数字散斑相关方法。详细介绍了该方法的原理,并对传统空域相关方法与小波相关方法进行了实验计算比较。实验结果表明,与传统的空域相关方法相比,基于小波变换的数字散斑相关方法大大提高了相关计算的精度,精度由0 05像素提高到了0 01像素以下。最后利用该方法测量了编织结构复合材料板在三点弯曲载荷作用下的位移场。     

数字散斑相关方法亚像素求解的一种混合方法

亚像素求解是数字散斑相关方法(DSCM)中最重要的技术。亚像素求解算法的精度和效率直接影响DSCM的精度和计算速度。目前广泛应用的两种亚像素求解方法在处理高质量散斑图时都存在一定的缺陷:基于灰度插值的散斑场亚像素恢复方法,其计算精度较高,但计算消耗太大;基于相关系数分布的拟合方法,其计算消耗小,但计算精度较低。在分析两种亚像素求解方法各自优缺点的基础上,提出了一种结合两种算法优势的混合算法。混合算法在保证亚像素求解精度的基础上,可以大大降低整个算法的计算消耗。     

数字散斑相关方法及应用进展

数字散斑相关方法（DSCM）是一种可以测量变形和应变的光学非接触测量方法,其通过对变形前后物体表面的图像进行灰度信息相关计算来获取被测物的力学性能。本文叙述了数字散斑相关方法近年来在国内外的发展动态和应用现状,详细论述了基于自适应遗传算法、智能神经网络方法、小波变换法的一系列新型相关搜索方法。文章指出,近年来,数字散斑相关技术已发展到相对成熟,目前的研究重点是提高测试精度和图像处理速度,而提高散斑图像质量和研究高效的算法是需要努力的方向。     

数字散斑相关方法及其在碳纤维复合材料压力容器变形测量中的应用

提出了一种新的基于图像灰度梯度迭代的数字散斑相关方法(DSCM,digital speckle correlation method)。通过使用DSCM测量碳纤维复合材料压力容器在水压下的局部区域的位移场和应变场,分析了复合材料压力容器的轴向和环向的变形特征,为碳纤维复合材料压力容器的优化设计提供了理论和实验依据。     

散斑面内形变场检测系统设计

数字散斑测量是一种非接触、全场测量的高精度光测方法。该系统由散斑生成装置、数据采集装置和数据处理装置三部分组成。散斑生成装置将扩散的激光束投射到待测物体上,用接收屏接收物体散射生成的散斑图像。数据采集装置主要由CCD和数字采集卡组成,CCD拍摄散斑图像,并将其传输给数字采集卡,经采集卡转换成数字图像,以矩阵形式输入到数据处理装置。数据处理装置根据光学相关识别技术设计的检测程序对采集到的数字图像进行相关运算,通过对相关峰的准确定位来获取物体的形变信息。     

一种改进的数字散斑相关方法用于检测人的口型变化

提出了一种基于数字散斑相关测量技术的口型变化检测技术,该技术以白光数字散斑相关测量方法为基础,根据实际应用的需要,引入重心算法并进行了改进,可以实时地检测人说话时的口型变化。通过实验表明,提出的方法是一种实用的、快速、高精度的口型变化测试方法,可为今后的唇语识别技术奠定基础。