Control of Machinery and Vehicle Vibrations

Participants should join this course because it uniquely bridges practical industry experience with rigorous engineering science, offering a holistic understanding of vibrations applicable to a wide range of fields—from vehicles and rotating machinery to structural components and emerging technologies. Whether your goal is to reduce noise and vibration in automotive systems, improve machinery reliability, perform modal testing, or diagnose complex failures, this course provides the essential knowledge and tools to do so. Engineers will gain strong proficiency in interpreting vibration signatures, conducting root-cause analysis, and applying modern CAE and testing techniques that are central to today’s product development and maintenance workflows.

The course is especially valuable because it goes far beyond textbook vibrations theory. It exposes participants to real industrial practices, modern diagnostic instruments, and analytical methods used in leading automotive and manufacturing companies. Learners develop the confidence to solve real problems such as gear-train vibrations, EV-specific NVH, rotor imbalance, structural resonance, and non-linear instabilities. The inclusion of advanced topics like active vibration control, energy harvesting, and therapeutic vibration applications ensures that the course remains forward-looking and relevant to the next generation of engineering challenges. Joining this course is an excellent opportunity to expand technical expertise, enhance career potential, and gain a deep, practical understanding of vibrations across multiple engineering domains.

• Fundamentals of Resonance, Damping, Isolation of Structures

• CAE-Finite Elements Eigen Analysis , Structural Modal Testing, Multi-body dynamics analysis

• Industry practices of Root cause analysis of Machinery and Vehicle Vibrations , Condition Monitoring,

• Dynamic Signal Analysis: FFT, order tracking, VDV, Transfer Path analysis, Rotor balancing

• Vibration Controls :  Passive and Active methods Hydra-mounts, pneumatic suspension, Driveline torsional vibrations, Centrifugal Pendulum dynamic  absorber

• Vibrations on Rough roads, Long cycle fatigue damage, Vibration Dose values,  Vehicle Buzz, Squeak, Rattle [BSR]

• Minimizing vibrations in Internal Combustion Engines, Electric Vehicles, Gear-trains

• Chaotic or Non-linear Vibrations :Jump phenomenon,

• Energy Harvesting, Vibrations for Human Body Healing, Thermo-acoustic vibrations