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Active vibration control

Author: Bernard GARNIER

Publication date: June 10, 2002, Review date: February 2, 2022

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1. Definitions and concepts

1.1 Passive and active control

Passive vibration control is generally understood as the strategy of introducing specific constructional provisions and materials to minimize the transmission of vibrations to the environment. .

There are two main types of passive control (figure 1 ):

  • decoupling (figure 1 b ), or vibration isolation, which consists in disrupting vibration propagation by alternating media of very contrasting mechanical impedance (hence the frequent use of elastomers, which...

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