Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2012

Abstract

An imaging technique is introduced that is suitable for visualizing the mode shapes of vibrating structures in an educational setting. The method produces images similar to those obtained using electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) but it can be implemented for less than 1=10 the cost of a commercial ESPI system, and the apparatus is simple enough that it can be constructed by undergraduate students. This technique allows for real-time visualization of the normal modes and detection shapes of harmonically vibrating structures, including those with shapes that make generating Chladni patterns with sand or powder impossible. The theory of operation and construction details are discussed.

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This article appeared in Thomas R. Moore, Cannaday, Ashley E. and Zietlow, Sarah A., The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 2480-2487 (2012).This article may be found at http://scitation.aip.org/content/asa/journal/jasa/131/3/10.1121/1.3677244 .

Publication Title

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

ISSN

0001-4966

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3677244

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