[HTML][HTML] OpenLSA: An open-source toolbox for computing full-field displacements from images of periodic patterns

B Blaysat, F Sur, T Jailin, A Vinel, M Grédiac - SoftwareX, 2024 - Elsevier
In the experimental mechanics community, full-field measurement techniques have gained
popularity over the last few decades, revolutionizing traditional testing procedures for …

Towards strain gauge 2.0: Substituting the electric resistance routinely deposited on polyimide film by the optimal pattern for full‐field strain measurement

A Vinel, M Grédiac, X Balandraud, B Blaysat, T Jailin… - Strain, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The checkerboard constitutes the best pattern for full‐field strain measurement because it
maximizes image gradient. In the experimental mechanics community, employing this …

Large-displacement post-buckling response and cyclic reliability of Cu–Al–Mn shape memory alloy actuators for spacecraft deployable thermal radiators

R Matsueda, FS Ong, S Oshima, H Tobe, E Sato… - Acta Astronautica, 2025 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the potential of single-crystalline Cu–Al–Mn shape memory alloys
(SMAs) for use as smart actuators in deployable thermal radiators, aiming to reduce …

Do intermetallics interfere with the martensitic reaction in Cu-rich alloys?

RDA Pinto, RAG Silva - Emergent Materials, 2024 - Springer
The presence of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) on the microstructure of some Cu-based
materials, such as shape memory alloys and nickel-aluminum bronzes, affects their …

[PDF][PDF] An optical strain gage for full-field measurements

A Vinel1a, M Grédiac, X Balandraud, B Blaysat, T Jailin… - bssm.org
Full-field measurement methods allow their users to capture displacement/strain fields
during experiments. They are well established in the experimental mechanics community …