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Stereo Camera Setup for 360° Digital Image Correlation to Reveal Smart Structures of Hakea Fruits.

Authors :
Fischer, Matthias
Mylo, Max D.
Lorenz, Leon S.
Böckenholt, Lars
Beismann, Heike
Source :
Biomimetics (2313-7673); Mar2024, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p191, 15p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

About forty years after its first application, digital image correlation (DIC) has become an established method for measuring surface displacements and deformations of objects under stress. To date, DIC has been used in a variety of in vitro and in vivo studies to biomechanically characterise biological samples in order to reveal biomimetic principles. However, when surfaces of samples strongly deform or twist, they cannot be thoroughly traced. To overcome this challenge, different DIC setups have been developed to provide additional sensor perspectives and, thus, capture larger parts of an object's surface. Herein, we discuss current solutions for this multi-perspective DIC, and we present our own approach to a 360° DIC system based on a single stereo-camera setup. Using this setup, we are able to characterise the desiccation-driven opening mechanism of two woody Hakea fruits over their entire surfaces. Both the breaking mechanism and the actuation of the two valves in predominantly dead plant material are models for smart materials. Based on these results, an evaluation of the setup for 360° DIC regarding its use in deducing biomimetic principles is given. Furthermore, we propose a way to improve and apply the method for future measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23137673
Volume :
9
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Biomimetics (2313-7673)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
176272602
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9030191