Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Thomas Eugene Allen

Fang Frank Chen

Everett You-Ming Kuo

Howard Kiel Plummer, Jr

Anthony M Waas

A method of using a microscopic digital imaging strain gauge includes the steps of creating a mark pattern on an object surface, positioning an image sensing device over the mark pattern, magnifying the mark pattern with a magnification lens, taking a first magnified image of the mark pattern with the image sensing device, applying a load to the object surface, taking a second magnified image of the mark pattern, and utilizing a processor to calculate the strain as derived from the first and second magnified images.

Method of using a microscopic digital imaging strain gauge

A strain gauge includes an image sensing device having a lens, a magnification lens optically coupled to the lens, a positioning mechanism connected to the image sensing device, an image capture device for receiving an image from the image sensing device, and a processor for mathematically analyzing the image received from the image capture device and to calculate strain.

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Thomas Eugene Allen