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After, the integer pixel displacement is identified using the coarse-fine search algorithm. In order to improve the accuracy and anti-noise capability in the subpixel extraction step, the traditional gradient-based method is used to analyze the data on the speckle patterns using the computer, and the influence of noise is considered. These two nearest integer pixels in one direction are both utilized as an interpolation center. Then, two subpixel displacements are extracted by the five-point bicubic spline interpolation algorithm using these two interpolation centers. A novel combination coefficient considering contaminated noises is presented to merge these two subpixel displacements to obtain the final identification displacement. Results from a simulated speckle pattern and a painted beam bending test show that the accuracy of the proposed method can be improved by four times that of the traditional gradient-based method that reaches the same high accuracy as the Newton\u2013Raphson method. 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