Position, velocity, and acceleration
single or multi-camera capture
Material Analysis · Microscopy & Imaging
High-Speed Imaging (HSI)
Characterise position, velocity, and acceleration, event timing and deformation sequence, and crack, impact, spray, flow, or combustion behaviour using a scope agreed around your sample and decision.
- Price
- from£120 per sample, excl. VAT
- Turnaround
- 15 working days Preparation and scope dependent
- Available platforms
- Photron FASTCAM Nova R5-4KShimadzu Hyper Vision HPV-X3iX Cameras i-SPEED 7 Series
- Typical outputs
- High-speed video sequenceTime-calibrated framesOptional motion tracking and kinematic plotsMethod-specific images
Why this test
What HSI can help you understand
High-Speed Imaging is selected when the project needs defensible information on position, velocity, and acceleration, event timing and deformation sequence, or crack, impact, spray, flow, or combustion behaviour. A…
Event timing and deformation sequence
external trigger and synchronisation
Crack, impact, spray, flow, or combustion behaviour
digital image correlation or particle tracking
Choose the scope
Start from the question, not the instrument
The measurement mode, preparation route and reporting depth depend on what you need to learn from the sample.
Single or multi-camera capture
position, velocity, and acceleration
- Best used when
- position, velocity, and acceleration
- Typical result
- High-speed video sequence
- Preparation note
- Declare volatility, corrosivity, suspended solids and any storage or temperature requirement.
External trigger and synchronisation
event timing and deformation sequence
- Best used when
- event timing and deformation sequence
- Typical result
- Time-calibrated frames
- Preparation note
- Confirm the applicable standard, dimensions, loading direction and number of replicates.
Digital image correlation or particle tracking
crack, impact, spray, flow, or combustion behaviour
- Best used when
- crack, impact, spray, flow, or combustion behaviour
- Typical result
- Optional motion tracking and kinematic plots
- Preparation note
- Confirm power, connections, operating state, access restrictions and permitted disassembly.
Common outputs
A result package matched to the decision you need to make
Fields, measurement conditions, processing and file formats are confirmed before work begins.
High-speed video sequence reported with the agreed units, sample reference and measurement conditions.
Time-calibrated frames supplied in a labelled format suitable for direct sample or condition comparison.
Optional motion tracking and kinematic plots provided with the processing basis and quality checks agreed during technical review.
Method-specific images included when selected in the confirmed reporting scope.
Sample requirements
What to send
Provide representative, clearly labelled samples and identify the region, feature or comparison that matters.
| Suitable sample or input | Submission requirement | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid / solution | Provide a sealed, compatible container labelled with composition, concentration and solvent. | Declare volatility, corrosivity, suspended solids and any storage or temperature requirement. |
| Test coupon / specimen | Provide labelled specimens prepared to the agreed geometry, orientation and surface condition. | Confirm the applicable standard, dimensions, loading direction and number of replicates. |
| Device / assembly | Provide a complete labelled device or assembly with drawings, interfaces and operating limits. | Confirm power, connections, operating state, access restrictions and permitted disassembly. |
| Solid / component | Provide a clean, stable and clearly labelled specimen with the target face or region identified. | Confirm dimensions, cutting permission and whether the original geometry must be preserved. |
Region of interest: include a marked image, sketch or reference when the target feature is localised.
Handling: declare hazardous, magnetic, volatile, moisture-sensitive, beam-sensitive or temperature-controlled material before dispatch.
Questions and answers
Common planning decisions
Short answers to issues that can change preparation, scope or interpretation.
What should I send for High-Speed Imaging?
Provide liquid / solution, test coupon / specimen, device / assembly, solid / component as applicable. Exact quantity, dimensions and preparation are confirmed during technical review.
Which analysis option should I choose?
Choose the mode around the decision you need to make. For position, velocity, and acceleration, start with single or multi-camera capture; add external trigger and synchronisation when comparison or quantification is required.
How long will the test take?
Typical turnaround is 15 working days after sample acceptance and method confirmation.
What can limit the result?
Higher frame rates reduce image size, exposure time, and available light. A poor trigger or obscured view can make a test unusable.
Configure the service
Send the information needed to scope HSI correctly
- Sample form, material, dimensions and quantity
- Feature or decision the result must address
- Marked region of interest where relevant
- Required comparison, output and reporting depth