Stereoscopic High Speed Camera Based Operational Modal Analysis Using a One-Camera Setup

Max Gille, Miles R.W. Judd, Daniel J. Rixen

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Abstract

We perform Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) through Frequency Domain Decomposition (FDD) on a test structure using a high speed camera. Using optical flow algorithms, brightness changes due to displacements of a test structure under load are translated into displacement data. By using a mirror, a split image is generated that enables a stereoscopic view of the structure and thus 3D information can be extracted from the high speed video footage. This setup is used to determine the modal parameters of the structure, especially the mode shapes with high spatial resolution. The mirror that is used to gather a second point of view onto the image sensor enables a cost-efficient stereoscopic measurement compared to a two-camera setup. Moreover, it eliminates the need of synchronizing two separate signals. This is also why OMA is used instead of EMA: as no force signal needs to be recorded, we can perform a full-field modal analysis with inputs from only one single device. The results are evaluated taking into account the accuracy as well as the complexity of the setup of the 3D measurements compared to a setup using triaxial accelerometers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRotating Machinery, Optical Methods and Scanning LDV Methods, Volume 6 - Proceedings of the 40th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2022
EditorsDario Di Maio, Javad Baqersad
PublisherSpringer
Pages97-104
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783031040979
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event40th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2022 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 7 Feb 202210 Feb 2022

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

Conference40th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period7/02/2210/02/22

Keywords

  • High speed camera
  • Mode shapes
  • OMA
  • Operational modal analysis
  • Stereo vision

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