“…Specifically, the determination of the retardation has been carried out through the analysis of the colors by means of the tint plate (fullwave plate) [7,8] and also by means of standard strain discs [1,2,9,10]. The mere observation of the colors and the use of a chart of colors [1,11], such as the one used in the technique of birefringent coatings, produce results that often have only a qualitative value. In this paper, the automation of photoelasticity in white light applied to the analysis of membrane residual stresses in glass plates by the use of RGB photoelasticity [12][13][14] is proposed.…”