One might think that after more than 100 years of advances in automotive technology, every kind of suspension system would have already been invented. But the “VXI” by inventor Winthrop Dada
Most commercial vibration isolators have much lower horizontal stiffness than vertical stiffness. Constant-natural frequency isolators cost less than active damping systems and outperform conventional mounts.
The idea is simple: Protect sensitive objects from vibration. An object, modeled as a solid block, sits on a low-stiffness vibration isolator that, in turn, mounts on the vibrating support surface.
A company building relatively low-cost, steel-tube towers for wind turbines was able to lower the price of construction by 30%, but was having difficulty with large, transient wind loads shaking the structure.
Imagine driving down the highway listening to your favorite tune, when you catch a faint noise in the background. You turn down the volume only to hear a rattling noise.
