November2002 The article presents a new ultra-low frequency passive vibration isolation device as part of the pre-isolation stage for AIGO (Australian

Robustness is of vital importance for any feedback controlled system. An important example of such a feedback controlled system is an active vibration isolation system (AVIS), which is used to isolate highly accurate systems from external disturbances in multiple degrees-of-freedom. The underlying idea of vibration isolation is based on the concept of skyhook damping, see [1]. Model-based robus...

This paper discusses sensor fusion techniques that can be used to increase the control bandwidth and stability of active vibration isolation systems. For this, a low noise inertial instrument dominates the fusion at low frequency to provide vibration isolation. Other types of sensors (relative motion, smaller but noisier inertial, or force sensors) are used at higher frequencies to increase sta...

The design of a vibration isolation system utilizing a method to control the effective elastic stiffness of piezoelectric materials has been realized. The vibration isolation system consists of a piezoelectric actuator and an active analog circuit with an operational amplifier. The problem of a low stability of this system is analyzed and the method for the automatic stabilization and adjustmen...

In a variety of different engineering systems there is a requirement to isolate sensitive equipment from foundation vibration or alternatively, isolate the foundation from machinery vibration. Passive solutions to this problem provide some isolation but performance is significantly degraded in the presence of structural compliance. A recently proposed hybrid active/passive solution known as the...