VidéoTraction®

Principle of operation

The systems in the VideoTraction® range are based on real-time monitoring of the elements of a part or a sample. The monitoring of these elements allows deformations, elongations or displacements measurement, in different directions. The use of very high resolution cameras (up to 18 Megapixels) and development of very high level algorithms improve measurement accuracy and enable  very small deformations or displacements measurement (a few microns).

On the other hand, VideoTraction® systems are particularly well suited for dynamic tests of up to 40Hz (traction, fatigue, traction / torsion, etc.) by offering very high speed cameras (more than 1,000 i / s in real-time) thus allowing piloting of test at deformation speed.

The VideoTraction® systems are adaptable and already integrated on almost all traction machines on the market and perfectly synchronized with the machine control software.


Advantages

  • Contactless measurement at high, low, or ambient temperatures
  • High resolution and accuracy
  • Ease of use and streamlined workflow
  • Simultanious measurement of longitudinal and transversal strains
  • Saving of data and images for later analysis
  • Realtime feedback during the test
  • Quick and easy setup of testing materials
  • Different marking methods provided
  • Perfectly adapted to large and small deformations
  • Can be used with any tensile machine
  • Simple and convenient integration with any tensile machine software on the same computer
  • Works on laptops
  • Compatable with Windows 7, 8 and 10
  • EN ISO 9513 Class 0.5 Compliant (for field views ≤ 50mm) and EN ISO 9513 Class 1 Compliant (for field views ≤ 500mm)

Available options:

  • X and Sablier. Longitudinal strain measurement with or without preliminary markings on the material.
  • Also available with "Z" (depth) option in bi-camera mode.
  • XY. Simultaneous measurement of axial and transverse strain.
  • XY+"Z". Simultaneous measurement of axial and transverse strain on the material face and side.
  • Striction. Section reduction measurement on a band-type material with no preliminary markings.
  • Crack propagation. Crack propagation measurment during a tensile or fatigue test in real time.
  • Basic Custom Strain. Tracking and recording X and Y coordinates of N marks.
  • Advanced Custom Strain. Offers the possibility to select marker couples to measure strain.
  • Shear. Strain measurement during shear tests.
  • Tensile/Torsion. Strain and torsion measurement during tensile/torsion tests.

Dynamic Analysis & Measurement

The Dynamic Analysis & Measurement software was specially conceived to make up for the inability to get accurate measurement during a tensile test at very high speed.

From an avi movie recorded with a very high speed camera during a test, the software is able to track marks and measure strain. We can also synchronize this data with the tensile machine data such as force or frame position, bringing high-precision data at very high speed (20 m/s).

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