A　non-projection　fringe　vision　measurement　system　suitable　for　vibration　monitoring　was　proposed　by　using　the　concept　of　a　2D　optical　coherence　vibration　tomography　(2D-OCVT)　technique.　An　artificial　quasi-interferogram　fringe　pattern　(QIFP),　similar　to　the　interferogram　of　the　2D-OCVT　system,　was　pasted　onto　the　surface　of　a　vibrating　structure　as　a　sensor.　Image　sequences　of　the　QIFP　were　captured　by　a　high-speed　CMOS　camera　that　worked　as　a　detector.　It　was　possible　to　obtain　both　the　in-plane　and　out-of-plane　vibration　simultaneously.　The　in-plane　vibration　was　obtained　by　tracking　the　center　of　the　imaged　QIFP　using　an　image　cross-correlation　method,　whilst　the　out-of-plane　vibration　was　obtained　from　the　changes　in　period　density　of　the　imaged　QIFP.　The　influence　of　the　noise　sources　from　the　CMOS　image　sensor,　together　with　the　effect　of　the　imaging　distance,　the　period　density　of　the　QIFP　and　also　the　key　parameters　of　the　fringe　density　enhanced　by　the　spectrum　correction　method　on　the　accuracy　of　the　displacement　measurement,　were　investigated　by　numerical　simulations　and　experiments.　Compared　with　the　results　from　a　conventional　accelerometer-based　measurement　system,　the　proposed　method　was　demonstrated　to　be　an　effective　and　accurate　technique　for　measuring　structural　vibration　without　introducing　any　extra　mass　from　the　accelerometer.　The　significant　advantages　of　this　method　include　its　simple　installation　and　real-time　dynamic　response　measurement　capability,　making　the　measurement　system　ideal　for　the　low-　and　high-frequency　vibration　monitoring　of　engineering　structures.　©　2016　IOP　Publishing　Ltd.