Cost Optimized Non-Contacting Experimental Modal Analysis Using a Smartphone
Jaafar Hallal1,2,3,*, Mohammad Hammoud2,3, Mahmoud Fakih2,3,4, Ali Hallal2,3
Sound & Vibration, Vol.54, No.4, pp. 225-236, 2020, DOI:10.32604/sv.2020.011513
- 25 November 2020
Abstract The vibrations behavior analysis is an essential step in the mechanical design process. Several methods such as analytical modelling, numerical analysis and experimental measurements can be used for this purpose. However, the numerical or analytical models should be validated through experimental measurements, usually expensive. This paper introduces an inexpensive smartphone as an accurate, non-intrusive vibrations’ behavior measurement device. An experimental measurement procedure based on the video processing method is presented. This procedure allows the measurement of the natural frequencies and the mode shapes of a vibrating structure, simply by using a smartphone built-in camera. The… More >