Vibration Design and Control

Clarence W. de Silva

Consider the schematic diagram of a vibratory

system shown in Figure 7.1. Forcing excitations

f(t) to the mechanical system S cause the vibration

responses y. Our objective is to suppress y to a level

that is acceptable. Clearly, there are three general

ways of doing this:

1. Isolation. Suppress the excitations of

vibration. This method deals with f.