Full-field vibration measurement with non-contact laser. Vibrational velocities of 0.01 µm/s to 30 m/s.

Portable coordinate measuring machine with accuracy of 30 μm (contact probe) and 25 μm (non-contact laser probe) over a range of 1.5 m.

Dual camera system composed of two Point Grey monochrome cameras with 5.0 MP resolution and 15 fps maximum frame rate, connected to the VIC-3D Digital Image Correlation software for non-contact measurement of full-field surface displacements and strains.

Stereo camera system consisting of 2 Photron UX100 monochrome high-speed cameras, capable of acquiring up to 80,000 full-resolution (1.3 MP) images at a maximum frame rate of 4,000 fps. Equipped with 35-mm lenses for large field of view imaging. The system also includes a 70,000 lumens REL Sure-Bright LED lighting system with 120 white LEDs. Used to perform Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and photogrammetry on dynamic processes under a wide range of temperatures (0 C to +80 C) and pressures (both in air and vacuum).

The SSL facility is equipped with ZEISS Xradia 510 Versa 3D X-ray microscope (XRM) for high-resolution non-destructive imaging of materials. This allows for full 3D volume scanning of the samples. The objective lenses available allow for X-ray imaging with 0.4 x, 4.0 x, and 20 x magnification. The field of view and the imaging resolution of the scans are highly dependent on sample size and the distance of the X-ray source and X-ray detector from the sample. The spatial resolution of the scans can range from 0.7 – 50 μm. The field of view of the scan ranges from approximately 0.7 – 50 mm. Software available for post-processing include Dragonfly and Avizo for 3D visualization, segmentation, image processing, statistical characterization of defects and voids, and Digital Volume Correlation (DVC).

Nikon ShuttlePix P-MFSC is a portable digital microscope. It allows for much simpler remote inspection of large samples that might be too challenging for a conventional microscope. The ShuttlePix can be used for inspection, observation, simple measurements, and recording of high-resolution images.