METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A MECHANICAL TESTING SYSTEM TO CHARACTERIZE THE HETEROGENEOUS DEFORMATION AT MICROSCALE

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A method, apparatus, and software for an in-situ mechanical testing system to characterize heterogeneous deformation at microscale are disclosed. The current intellectual property landscape shows the in-situ mechanical testing of metals and alloys is severely limited to a maximum of about 1% macroscopic strain due to the optical microscopy's low depth of focus. To address this challenge, we disclose a smart imaging system consisting of several novel techniques. The techniques include digitally enhanced effective depth of field, real-time targeting and maintaining of a region of interest to image within the field of view and focus, and a panoramic imaging method to digitally widen the field of view. We also disclose a deformation quantification subsystem to analyze the collected data and quantify deformation characteristics. Finally, an expert system to extract the influence of microstructural features on the elastic-plastic and fracture properties is also disclosed.