Single-Axis Shaker Vibration Testing System
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Single-Axis Shaker Vibration Testing System

Full random, sine and shock control for single-axis shakers, with up to 100 dB sine control dynamic range and 512 channels for limit monitoring and recording.

Made by Crystal Instruments Corporation. Supplied and supported in China by WTC (West Technology Corporation). · Manufacturer page ↗

Overview

Single-axis vibration testing delivers real-time, multi-channel closed-loop control and analysis for vertical or horizontal shakers. The system loads a target profile, drives the shaker, and continuously corrects the drive from accelerometer feedback so the control-point spectrum converges on the requested curve.

For random testing, the software shapes broadband noise with either Gaussian or non-Gaussian amplitude statistics in real time, and supports the two mixed modes Sine-on-Random and Random-on-Random, which overlay additional vibration content on the broadband random profile. Kurtosis control uses patented technology to generate a non-Gaussian time history while precisely maintaining spectrum shape; the Multi-Resolution function applies the selected resolution in the high-frequency band and eight times that resolution at low frequency, with the cutoff calculated automatically; and the Fatigue Damage Spectrum compares the potential damage of different random and swept-sine profiles to find the fastest route to a given damage level.

For sine and shock work, swept-sine control provides a spectrally pure, undistorted sine wave with up to 100 dB of control dynamic range, and as many as 512 channels can be enabled for control, notching, monitoring and time-data recording. Resonance Search and Tracked Dwell (RSTD) identifies resonances from transmissibility peaks and applies fixed, tracked or phase-tracked dwell. Multi-Sine sweeps several sine tones at once to cut test time, while Total Harmonic Distortion measurement computes THD for control and input signals. Classical shock control covers half-sine, haversine, terminal-peak and initial-peak sawtooth, triangle, rectangle and trapezoid pulses; Transient Time History control targets seismic simulation; and Transient Random control addresses gunfire or road simulation. The SRS synthesis and control module synthesizes the drive time history to match a Required Response Spectrum, and Time Waveform Replication and Acoustic Control round out the suite. Multiple Shaker Control lets one PC view and monitor up to 12 controllers.

Models in this series

ModelInput channelsDynamic rangeDAC resolutionStorage
Spider-80M 16 / 24 / 32 / 48 / 56160 dBFS24 bit
Spider-81 / 81B 160 dBFS24 bit4 GB flash
Spider-101i

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Key features

  • Real-time multi-channel random, sine and classical shock control, expandable to 512 control channels
  • Swept-sine control with up to 100 dB dynamic range and a spectrally pure output
  • Sine-on-Random and Random-on-Random mixed modes plus Kurtosis non-Gaussian control
  • Fatigue Damage Spectrum comparison to shorten test duration
  • Resonance Search and Tracked Dwell, Multi-Sine and THD measurement options
  • Multiple Shaker Control: view and monitor up to 12 controllers from one PC

Applications

  • Satellite and spacecraft vibration testing
  • Military MIL-STD environmental testing
  • Automotive and aerospace component vibration durability testing
  • Seismic (earthquake) simulation testing
  • High-channel-count structural vibration testing
  • Reverberant acoustic and progressive wave tube testing

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