Optical Methods of Engineering Analysis

A lucid, up-to-date discussion of optical methods of solving mechanical measurement problems, for graduate students, researchers and practising engineers.

Gary Cloud (Author)

9780521636421, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 May 1998

520 pages, 260 b/w illus. 6 tables
25 x 18 x 3 cm, 1.069 kg

' … the book offers a unique user-oriented approach that will appeal to students, researchers, and practising engineers. It is written very clearly, contains a lot of practical examples, is well illustrated with diagrams and photographs, and each chapter is followed by references. The book is a classical one, but is a welcomed and needed addition to the literature.' International Journal for Light and Electron Optics

Fundamental measurement problems in engineering, mechanics, manufacturing, and physics are now being solved by powerful optical methods. This book presents a lucid, up-to-date discussion of these optical methods. Beginning from a firm base in modern optics, the book proceeds through relevant theory of interference and diffraction and integrates this theory with descriptions of laboratory techniques and apparatus. Among the techniques discussed are classical interferometry, photoelasticity, geometric moire, spatial filtering, moire interferometry, holography, holographic interferometry, laser speckle interferometry, and video-based speckle methods. By providing a firm base in the physical principles and at the same time allowing the reader to perform meaningful experiments related to the topic being studied, the book offers a unique user-oriented approach that will appeal to students, researchers and practising engineers.

Introduction
1. Light and interference
2. Classical interferometry
3. Photoelasticity theory
4. Basic applied photoelasticity
5. Photoelasticity methods and applications
6. Geometrical moire theory
7. In-plane motion and strain measurement
8. Moire mapping of slope, contour and displacement
9. Diffraction and Fourier optics
10. Moire with diffraction and Fourier optical processing
11. Procedures of moire analysis with optical processing
12. Principles of moire interferometry
13. A moire interferometer
14. Experimental methods in moire interferometry
15. Holographic interferometry theory
16. Holographic interferometry methods
17. Laser speckle and combinations of speckle fields
18. Speckle photography
19. Speckle correlation interferometry
20. Electronic speckle pattern interferometry
21. Phase shifting to improve interferometry.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB]