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Finite element formulation for a digital image correlation method

2005; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 44; Issue: 34 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/ao.44.007357

0003-6935

Yaofeng Sun, J.H.L. Pang, Chee Khuen Wong, Fei Su,

Image Processing Techniques and Applications

A finite element formulation for a digital image correlation method is presented that will determine directly the complete, two-dimensional displacement field during the image correlation process on digital images. The entire interested image area is discretized into finite elements that are involved in the common image correlation process by use of our algorithms. This image correlation method with finite element formulation has an advantage over subset-based image correlation methods because it satisfies the requirements of displacement continuity and derivative continuity among elements on images. Numerical studies and a real experiment are used to verify the proposed formulation. Results have shown that the image correlation with the finite element formulation is computationally efficient, accurate, and robust.