Py2DIC
Py2DIC is a free and open-source Python software for 2D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) developed at the Geodesy and Geomatics Division of Sapienza University of Rome.
The software compares a series of images of a planar surface collected at different stages of deformation by tracking the pixel movement inside the Area of Interest (AOI) using matching algorithms (template matching method). At the end of the processing, py2DIC returns the displacement and strain fields (Green Lagrangian strains) inside the AOI. For strain computation the software applies smoothing techniques (Gaussian or Spline) to the displacement field to reduce the noise.
The software allows users to set the main input parameters for displacement and strain computation such as template and search window dimensions (see Figure).
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Installation and usage
For installing and testing the software, please follow the instructions described in the manual.
Datasets
DIC datasets from the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) can be found at https://idics.org/challenge/.
Our DIC datasets are:
If you use the datasets in your research, please cite: - *Sjölander, Andreas; Belloni, Valeria; Peterson, Viktor; Ledin, Jonatan* (2023). **Experimental dataset to assess the structural performance of cracked reinforced concrete using Digital Image Correlation techniques with fixed and moving cameras**. Data in Brief, Volume 51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109703 - *Sjölander, Andreas; Belloni, Valeria; Nascetti, Andrea* (2022), **Dataset to track concrete cracking using DIC with fixed and moving camera**, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/dns97tfdjn.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/dns97tfdjn/1 - *Sjölander, Andreas; Belloni, Valeria; Peterson, Viktor; Ledin, Jonatan* (2023), **Dataset to assess the structural performance of cracked reinforced concrete using FEM, DIC and CMfM**, Mendeley Data, V2, doi: 10.17632/z3yc9z84tk.2, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/z3yc9z84tk/3
## References
If you use Py2DIC in your research, please cite the following papers: - *Belloni V., Ravanelli, R., Nascetti, A., Di Rita, M., Mattei, D., and Crespi, M.*: **py2dic: A new free and open source software for displacement and strain measurements in the field of experimental mechanics**. Sensors, 19(18):3832, https://doi.org/10.3390/s19183832, 2019 - *Belloni V., Ravanelli, R., Nascetti, A., Di Rita, M., Mattei, D., and Crespi, M.*: **Digital Image Correlation from commercial to FOS software: a mature technique for full-field displacement measurements**, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-2, 91-95, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-91-2018, 2018 - *Ravanelli R., Nascetti A., Di Rita M., Belloni V., Mattei D., Nisticò N., and Crespi M.*: **A new Digital Image Correlation software for displacements field measurement in structural applications**, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W2, 139-145, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W2-139-2017, 2017 If you are interested in processing images collected with not-fixed cameras refer to our novel methodology Crack Monitoring from Motion (CMfM). Check out the following paper and Github repository: - *Valeria Belloni and Andreas Sjölander and Roberta Ravanelli and Mattia Crespi and Andrea Nascetti* (2023). **Crack Monitoring from Motion (CMfM): Crack detection and measurement using cameras with non-fixed positions**. In: Automation in Construction, vol 156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105072 - https://github.com/Geod-Geom/CMfM
## LicenseCode is released for non-commercial and research purposes only. For commercial purposes, please contact the authors.