Abstract
An electronic speckle pattern interferometer (ESPI) is an optical system used to investigate vibrating objects and can be a great educational tool for visualizing mode shapes. At the Pennsylvania State University, the Acoustical Society of America student chapter acquired funds to build an ESPI for classroom and outreach use. The design of the ESPI was based on previously published work using equipment purchased for less than $5000. To approach this project, students were split into two groups where one developed a MATLAB application to collect and process images while the other arranged the optical components of the ESPI. To test the system, interferometry was performed on a banjo head which matched mode shapes found using a scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV). Future work includes adapting our ESPI system to obtain images in real-time, developing educational demos involving the ESPI, and further refining the MATLAB application. This presentation provides a model for a multi-disciplinary project that could be implemented at the undergraduate or graduate level.
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