Full-field deformation measurement and cracks detection in speckle scene using the deep learning-aided digital image correlation method

Abstract

An enhanced full-field deformation and crack measurement method for oblique optical-axis conditions was proposed. First, the thickness of the calibration plate causes an error in the homography conversion (H matrix) and the final displacement results. To solve this problem, a Perspective-n-Point (PnP) based thickness compensation method for H calibration was proposed. Second, for better measurement of the full-field deformation, the measured surface is mapped with random speckles and markers, and the complex background and covering problems create obstacles for crack skeleton detection. To overcome these interferences, a strain-guided two-phase detection method based on the deep learning model was innovatively designed. Third, the traditional crack width calculation method is susceptible to the binarization threshold and the connection to the speckles, and a crack width calculation method using the displacement of control points was suggested. During a bending test, the above methods were applied to a basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) beam. The enhancement in the displacement measurement accuracy and the robustness of crack detection, particularly the potential of detecting hidden cracks, were verified by comparing the performance of the proposed method to that of traditional contact sensors.