ARTICLE
The application of digital image correlation to investigate the heterogeneity of Achilles tendon deformation and determine its material parameters
| 1 | AGH University of Science and Technology, Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, Cracow, Poland |
| 2 | Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cracow, Poland |
| 3 | Scanmed St. Raphael Hospital, Cracow, Poland |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Piotr Kohut
Katedra Robotyki i Mechatroniki, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Krakow, Poland
Katedra Robotyki i Mechatroniki, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Krakow, Poland
Submission date: 2019-11-29
Final revision date: 2020-02-08
Acceptance date: 2020-09-27
Online publication date: 2020-11-06
Publication date: 2021-01-15
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 2021;59(1):43–52
KEYWORDS
digital image correlationfull-field displacementstrain measurementvision systemshuman Achilles tendonYoung’s modulus
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The challenge for researchers is to develop measurement techniques that can deal with biological
specimens (e.g. the human Achilles tendon) characterized by high deformation during
examination. The relevant quantity which has to be investigated in laboratory experiments
is the deformation or strain field of the specimen subjected to a given load. In experimental
mechanics, the most remarkable technique used for strain field computation is the Digital
Image Correlation (DIC) method. In the paper, the DIC method is employed to study biomaterial
parameters of human Achilles tendons (AT) subjected to tensile uniaxial loadings.
The application of DIC allows the heterogeneity of tendon deformation to be taken into consideration.
Young’s modulus of AT based on the strain field obtained from a vision-based
measurement is estimated and the results are discussed. A map of Young’s modulus (YM)
is demonstrated as well.
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