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    • Optical Metrology
    • Materials Science
    • Mechanical Engineering

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    • Accurate surface profile and deformation measurement is crucial for understanding small-scale object behavior.
    • Existing methods can be complex, costly, or limited in scope.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a simple, cost-effective, and practical microscopic 3D digital image correlation (DIC) method.
    • To enable precise surface profile and deformation measurement of small-scale objects using a single camera.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a transmission diffraction grating with a quasi-monochromatic light source to generate two distinct first-order diffraction views.
    • Reconstructing the 3D surface profile from a single image containing both positive and negative first-order diffraction patterns.
    • Determining 3D displacements and strains by comparing images acquired before and after deformation.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully reconstructed the surface profile of a test sample.
    • Accurately measured the 3D displacements and strains on a regular cylinder surface.
    • Demonstrated the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed microscopic 3D-DIC technique.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed single-camera, diffraction grating-based microscopic 3D-DIC method is a practical and effective solution for surface metrology.
    • This technique offers a cost-efficient approach for detailed analysis of small-scale object deformation and topography.