| As space structures are designed to be lighter and larger, the issue of low frequency vibration becomes a serious problem. This vibration can degrade the performance of instrumentation mounted to the structure and may lead to the inability to achieve specific objectives. Active vibration isolation has evolved into a viable technology and therefore should be implemented in these space structures to benefit their research efforts.; This research effort was conducted in order to experimentally determine the limitations of low frequency, classically controlled vibration isolation. Furthermore, the research presented herein helped to identify the causes of these limitations and will lead to the development of higher performance isolation systems. |
