Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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735706 | Optics and Lasers in Engineering | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In small punch testing, with approximate preknowledge of the sample deformation, profile measurement need only be made at selected locations in depth. To date, profilometry through full-field low-coherence interferometry has not been applied to small punch testing-conventional methods typically measure the maximum displacement as the sample is deformed, ignoring useful shape and profile information. A modification of full-field low-coherence interferometry is presented, where a digital stepper motor is combined with piezoelectric transducer scanning to achieve random depth access three-dimensional micrometer profile measurement. Offering a rapid, inexpensive, and functional machine vision system, the measurement technique is applied to a small punch test.
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Authors
Patrick Egan, Maurice P. Whelan, Fereydoun Lakestani, Michael J. Connelly,