Here is a Matlab GUI script which converts between various damping metrics: damping.zip The supported metric include: quality factor Q fraction of critical damping [zeta] loss factor [eta] 3 dB Bandwidth [delta omega] 3 dB Bandwidth [delta f] damping frequency [fd] decay constant [sigma] time… Read more
Here is a Matlab GUI script for calculating the natural frequency of a spring-mass system: sdof_fn.zip It can also be used to select total isolator stiffness for a given mass and intended natural frequency. It is version 1.1, so please let me know if there… Read more
Here is a Matlab script which calculates the H1 & H2 frequency response functions for a force and response time history pair. modal_frf.zip It is best suited for the case of random force excitation. It uses ensemble averaging. * * * Here is a Matlab… Read more
Question NASA-STD-7003A states wrt joint attenuation predictions that “….up to a maximum of three joints….” be used. I realize this maximum of 3-joint attenuation has been typically utilized in the industry. Does anyone know the basis behind this guideline (i.e. what’s the history and/or data… Read more
Two random signals of particular interest are white noise and pink noise. White noise is a random signal which has a constant power spectrum for a constant frequency bandwidth. It is thus analogous to white light, which is composed of a continuous spectrum of colours.… Read more
I have never formally published any of my papers in a refereed journal or even in an engineering magazine, but others who have done so have referenced my tutorial papers. I am enclosing samples, which include conference papers, etc. – Tom Irvine * * *… Read more
Consider a lightly damped, single-degree-of-freedom system subjected to broadband random base excitation. The system will tend to behave as a bandpass filter. The bandpass filter center frequency will occur at or near the system’s natural frequency. The system response will thus tend to be narrowband… Read more
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Image courtesy of Discount Tire Static Imbalance (left image) Occurs when there is a heavy or light spot in the tire that prevents the tire from rolling evenly and causing the tire and wheel to undergo an up-and-down motion. Dynamic Imbalance (right image) Occurs when… Read more
I recently came across a vendor that offers an isolator design using the concept in the figure above. The system is also referred to as the standard-linear solid model (SLS) by Zener, and is used as a simplified model for structural damping. It is a… Read more