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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
73
Citations
29646
World Ranking
311
National Ranking
149

Materials Science

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58
Citations
13005
World Ranking
7647
National Ranking
1901

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For creation of digital image correlation-based measurement technology and its dissemination through commercialization and applications in industry.
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Michael A. Sutton is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering. The scope of their work also intersects with Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition as well as Materials Chemistry.

Several main topics characterize their research contributions, including:

  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Mechanical behavior of composites
  • High-velocity impact and material behavior
  • Structural health monitoring techniques
  • Wind and air flow studies
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Ultrasonics and acoustic wave propagation

Their recent research papers include:

  • "Simulations and experiments for automated fiber placement of prepreg slit tape: Wrinkle formation and fundamental observations" (2020), published in Composites Part B Engineering
  • "Geometrical modeling of tow wrinkles in automated fiber placement" (2020), published in Composite Structures
  • "Drone-Based StereoDIC: System Development, Experimental Validation and Infrastructure Application" (2021), published in Experimental Mechanics
  • "Mode-I behavior of adhesively bonded composite joints at high loading rates" (2020), published in Composites Science and Technology
  • "A non-contacting system for rail neutral temperature and stress measurements: Concept development" (2020), published in Structural Health Monitoring

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael A. Sutton are:

  • Subramani Sockalingam
  • Addis Kidane
  • Sreehari Rajan
  • Troy Myers
  • Karan Kodagali

Their work has been published repeatedly in several key academic venues, including:

  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Composite Structures
  • International Journal of Fracture
  • Journal of Applied Mechanics

Michael A. Sutton has been recognized with professional honors such as becoming a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for their contributions to digital image correlation-based measurement technology and its dissemination through commercialization and applications in industry. They were also named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Image Correlation for Shape, Motion and Deformation Measurements: Basic Concepts,Theory and Applications

    Michael A. Sutton;Jean-Jos Orteu;Hubert Schreier

  • Applications of digital-image-correlation techniques to experimental mechanics

    T. C. Chu;W. F. Ranson;M. A. Sutton

  • Digital image correlation using Newton-Raphson method of partial differential correction

    H. A. Bruck;S. R. McNeill;M. A. Sutton;W. H. Peters

  • Application of an optimized digital correlation method to planar deformation analysis

    M A Sutton;Mingqi Cheng;W H Peters;Y J Chao

  • Accurate measurement of three-dimensional deformations in deformable and rigid bodies using computer vision

    P. F. Luo;Y. J. Chao;M. A. Sutton;W. H. Peters

  • Advances in Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Computer Vision

    Michael A. Sutton;Stephen R. McNeill;Jeffrey D. Helm;Yuh J. Chao

  • Systematic errors in digital image correlation due to undermatched subset shape functions

    Hubert W. Schreier;Michael A. Sutton

  • Microstructural studies of friction stir welds in 2024-T3 aluminum

    Michael A. Sutton;B. Yang;Anthony P. Reynolds;R. Taylor

  • Estimation of stress intensity factor by digital image correlation

    S.R. McNeill;W.H. Peters;M.A. Sutton

  • High-temperature deformation measurements using digital-image correlation

    J. S. Lyons;J. Liu;M. A. Sutton

  • Higher order asymptotic crack tip fields in a power-law hardening material

    S. Yang;Y.J. Chao;M.A. Sutton

  • Application Of Digital Correlation Methods To Rigid Body Mechanics

    W. H. Peters;W. F. Ranson;M. A. Sutton;T. C. Chu

  • Improved three-dimensional image correlation for surface displacement measurement

    Jeffrey D. Helm;Stephen R. McNeill;Michael A. Sutton

  • Full-field representation of discretely sampled surface deformation for displacement and strain analysis

    M. A. Sutton;J. L. Turner;H. A. Bruck;T. A. Chae

  • Scanning Electron Microscopy for Quantitative Small and Large Deformation Measurements Part I: SEM Imaging at Magnifications from 200 to 10,000

    Michael A. Sutton;N. Li;D. C. Joy;Anthony P. Reynolds

  • Effects of subpixel image restoration on digital correlation error estimates

    Michael A. Sutton;Stephen R. McNeill;Jinseng Jang;Majid Babai

  • On the fracture of solids characterized by one or two parameters: Theory and practice

    Y.J. Chao;S. Yang;M.A. Sutton

  • Full-field speckle pattern image correlation with B-Spline deformation function

    Peng Cheng;Michael A. Sutton;Hubert W. Schreier;Stephen R. McNeill

  • Nanomechanical Characterization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composites

    Xiaodong Li;Hongsheng Gao;Wally A Scrivens;Dongling Fei

  • Residual Stress and Microstructure Effects on Fatigue Crack Growth in AA2050 Friction Stir Welds

    G. Pouget;Anthony P. Reynolds

  • Scanning Electron Microscopy for Quantitative Small and Large Deformation Measurements Part II: Experimental Validation for Magnifications from 200 to 10,000

    M. A. Sutton;N. Li;David Garcia;Nicolas Cornille

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaomin Deng
Xiaomin Deng University of South Carolina
Anthony P. Reynolds
Anthony P. Reynolds University of South Carolina
Yuh J. Chao
Yuh J. Chao University of South Carolina
Xiaodong Li
Xiaodong Li University of Virginia
Stéphane Avril
Stéphane Avril École des Mines de Saint-Étienne
Fabrice Pierron
Fabrice Pierron University of Southampton
James C. Newman
James C. Newman Mississippi State University
Hugh A. Bruck
Hugh A. Bruck University of Maryland, College Park
Pablo D. Zavattieri
Pablo D. Zavattieri Purdue University West Lafayette
Victor Giurgiutiu
Victor Giurgiutiu University of South Carolina

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