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Participants join Principles of Vibration Control to gain a strong conceptual and practical understanding of how unwanted vibrations can be analyzed, controlled, and mitigated in engineering systems. The course equips learners with essential skills to improve system performance, reduce noise and structural damage, and enhance safety and reliability across mechanical, civil, aerospace, and automotive applications.

This course is particularly valuable for students and professionals who want to bridge theory with real-world engineering practice. By learning industry-relevant vibration control techniques—such as damping, isolation, and absorber design—participants enhance their problem-solving capabilities and technical competence, making them better prepared for advanced studies, research, and vibration-related challenges in modern engineering environments.

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Principle of vibration control

21 Lectures

630 min

Introduction to Vibration control
Preview
36 min
Strategies & Steps in Vibration Control
Preview
32 min
Strategies, Active control, Detuning & Decoupling
30 min
Viscous damping model
38 min
Coulomb & Hysteretic damping model
32 min
Energy Dissipation in Structural Materials
32 min
Material Selection Criterion against Damping
25 min
Design for Enhanced Material Damping
24 min
Linear Viscoelastic Materials & Models
35 min
Maxwell & 3-Parameter Models
37 min
Complex modulus & Applications of VEM
30 min
Proof mass Actuator
30 min
Springs for Vibration Isolation
28 min
Basics of Dynamic Vibration Absorber
26 min
Modelling of Dynamic Vibration Absorber
34 min
Introduction to Active Vibration Control
32 min
Basics of Classical Control System
42 min
Basics of State Space Control
31 min
Controllability & Observability of System
29 min
Full State Feedback Control
18 min
SMSS Laboratory Demonstration
9 min

Course details

Principles of Vibration Control is a foundational subject that focuses on understanding, analyzing, and mitigating unwanted vibrations in mechanical and structural systems. The course introduces the physical origins of vibration, dynamic system behavior, and the adverse effects of excessive vibration on performance, safety, comfort, and service life. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical principles that govern vibration suppression and isolation, supported by practical engineering considerations.

Participants learn key vibration control strategies such as passive, active, and semi-active control methods, including damping techniques, vibration absorbers, isolation systems, and feedback-based control approaches. The course integrates mathematical modeling, frequency-domain analysis, and real-world case studies from mechanical, aerospace, civil, and automotive engineering applications. By the end of the course, learners gain the ability to select and design appropriate vibration control solutions to enhance system reliability, efficiency, and structural integrity in engineering practice.

Course suitable for

Mechanics & Turbomachinery
Mechanical
Production

Key topics covered

introduction to vibration control
strategies, active control, detuning & decoupling
coulomb & hysteretic damping model
energy dissipation in structural materials
basic dynamic vibration absorber
introduction to active vibration control

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