SOLUTION DESIGN
SELECTING AND DESIGNING THE OPTIMAL SOLUTION TO FIX YOUR SYSTEM
Once we've characterized your vibration or instability problem, we design targeted solutions to resolve it. Our approach evaluates multiple mitigation strategies, assesses performance and cost trade-offs, and recommends the optimal path forward, then delivers implementation-ready solution designs.
Our solution portfolio spans passive and active technologies, including: tuned mass dampers, active control technologies, vibration isolation platforms, and system redesign. We select and optimize the approach that best addresses your specific constraints, whether performance, cost, schedule, weight, or complexity, ensuring practical solutions that solve the problem without creating new challenges.
TUNED-MASS DAMPERS
Tuned dampers provide highly effective vibration suppression for systems operating at near-constant frequencies. These systems include everything from skyscrapers and wind turbines to helicopters, power lines, and automotive applications. Highly effective when properly implemented, tuned dampers require precise parameter selection to achieve optimal performance.
Our team brings proven expertise in tuned mass damper design, having developed three patented damper and passive vibration suppression technologies. We ensure your dampers are properly designed, accurately tuned, and deliver the performance your application demands.
ACTIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Active control technologies are vibration suppression systems that use sensors, controllers, and actuators to dynamically counteract unwanted motion in real-time. These systems continuously monitor the structure's motion and generate forces to effectively cancel the vibrations.
Our team brings deep expertise in stability analysis and control system design to prevent these dangerous scenarios protecting your people and operations before instability ever develops. From tiltrotor whirl-flutter to high-speed vehicle dynamics, we design solutions - both passive and active - to give you control over the uncontrollable.
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VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM
Our team designs custom vibration isolation systems to isolate vibration sources from sensitive structures and equipment. We analyze transmission paths, characterize frequency content, and develop isolation strategies tailored to your needs and requirements. Effective isolation requires careful consideration of natural frequency placement, damping characteristics, and load distribution to achieve the desired performance across all operating scenarios.
SYSTEM REDESIGN
Sometimes the most effective solution isn't adding new hardware or software; it's redesigning the existing system to eliminate vibration problems at their source. We identify structural modifications, geometry changes, mass distribution adjustments, or stiffness optimizations that fundamentally resolve vibration issues rather than treating symptoms. When feasible, system redesign is particularly advantageous when space constraints or performance requirements make add-on damping solutions impractical.
