Vibrations are detrimental to the performance of modern adaptive optics (AO) systems. In this paper, we describe new methods tested to mitigate the vibrations encountered in some of the instruments of the Gemini South ...

This paper demonstrates that vibration mitigation and energy harvesting can be achieved simultaneously by using of an electricity-generating from autoparametric vibration absorber system (AVAS) and non-ideal system (NIS). ...

The effect of traffic vibrations on buildings is of special interest as its sources have multiplied becoming a concern for residents or for those who work, visit or preserve buildings of heritage value. The problem has ...

It is well known that seismic and wind induced vibration is an important issue in structural performance. To mitigate the problem of structural vibrations, many methodologies have been proposed and implemented. In this ...

In this paper, the single-sided vibro-impact track nonlinear energy sink (SSVI track NES) is studied. The SSVI track NES, which is attached to a primary structure, has nonlinear behavior caused by the NES mass moving on a ...

Smart materials and their applications in engineering for vibration control have been studied for some years and it has brought important discoveries and applications; in particular, one can mention piezoelectric ...

The study of vibration becomes increasingly important in the life of the modern engineer, especially taking into account that most of the projects executed at the present time there is a need mitigation of vibration for ...