Digital correlator MulticamDIC

The MulticamDIC is a combined, stereo-rig array, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) measurement system consisting of 4 or more (up to 16), USB3, or GigE cameras. This advanced, application-specific measurement system gives testing engineers the ability to perform large-scale and complex (contoured) surface testing of sub-(components) and structures. One of the key benefits of using a MulticamDIC system is that the Field-of-View (FoV) can be expanded to multiple m2 (up to ca. 25-30 m2), using the added view provided by multiple cameras (without reducing the spatial accuracy). This allows for complete measurement visualization of entire components, objects, and structures. In a MulticamDIC system, cameras can be arranged freely in a clustered array, as opposed to being arranged in pairs. For example, the FoV area of using a (16-camera) MulticamDIC system can be enlarged by up to 8x, compared to the FoV provided by a single, stereo-rig DIC system (with the same spatial resolution). Using the MulticamDIC system, multiple cameras can be arranged, configured & setup in a clustered array for specific materials testing applications. For example: a single-sided (planar) array can be configured for the testing of large-scale and complex (contoured) surfaces (i.e. for wings, blades, beams, and walls), a single-sided (cylindrical/spherical) array can be configured for the testing of round/cylindrical/spherical surfaces (i.e. for pressurized cylinders or inflated objects), and a double-sided (bi-planar) array can be configured for the testing of the true strain via measurement of the cross-section