Dynamic Displacements Measurement Employing Fringe Projection and Digital Image Correlation

A combination of Fringe Projection (FP) and 2D Digital Image Correlation (2D DIC) using a single camera has been employed to simultaneously measure in-plane and out-of-plane displacements during different dynamic events such an impact and a vibration analysis. This approach has been adopted in the past by several authors, including Mares et al. who highlighted that if a telecentric lens are not employed the combination of both techniques is not straightforward since the in–plane displacements measured with 2D DIC are sensitive to the out-of-plane displacements. Thus, in-plane displacements measured using 2D DIC should be corrected using the out-of-plane displacements inferred using the FP technique. In the current work, an easy method for in-plane displacement correction using Fringe Projection is adopted when measuring the 3D displacements during an impact on an aluminum plate and the vibration of a composite component which have not been studied by other authors previously.