InSight - Materials Image Analysis System

InSight adds advanced optical measurement to Balanced Mix Design testing by recording both faces of an asphalt specimen during loading and using image-analysis software to quantify how the specimen deforms and cracks. Dual high-resolution cameras with integrated lighting allow the system to capture horizontal and vertical deformation, strain, displacement, crack development, and other behavior that conventional load-frame measurements alone cannot visualize.

Key Features

• Supports AASHTO T 283 TSR testing
• Supports ASTM D4867
• Supports EN 12697-12
• Supports ASTM D8225 IDEAL-CT applications
• Dual high-resolution cameras
• Integrated specimen lighting
• AI-powered image-analysis software developed for BMD testing
• Simultaneously records both specimen faces
• Measures horizontal and vertical deformation
• Measures strain, displacement, and deformation speed
• Produces high-density strain-field visualization
• Telephoto imaging allows detailed crack-tip and notch analysis
• Outputs standard BMD results plus expanded visual and numerical data
• Compatible with load frames from InstroTek, Humboldt, Troxler, Pine, Controls, and Matest

Included Items

Dual-camera imaging system, integrated lighting, and associated InSight image-analysis software. 

Typical Applications

IDEAL-CT research and testing, TSR testing, Balanced Mix Design development, asphalt cracking research, specimen deformation analysis, university research, DOT materials laboratories, asphalt mix development, and forensic analysis of specimen failure.

Lab Manager's Tip

InSight's real value is that it adds a second layer of information to a traditional BMD test. A load frame tells you how much load and displacement occurred; InSight lets you see where deformation is occurring and how the crack actually develops across the specimen. That can be especially valuable for mix-development and research laboratories comparing materials that produce similar conventional test numbers but fail differently. 

• InSight_Spec_Sheet.pdf