Design and Control of an Active–Passive Integrated Six-Dimensional Orthogonal Vibration Isolation Platform

The inevitable vibration caused by the normal operation of the spacecraft in orbit will interfere with sensitive instruments, such as space telescopes, reconnaissance cameras, and spatial interferometers. Severe vibrations can impact the accuracy and reliability of these sensitive instruments, potentially leading to mission failure. To address this issue, active–passive integrated six-dimensional orthogonal vibration isolation (APIVI) platform has been proposed for vibration isolation in spaceborne sensitive instruments. The APIVI platform is composed of three orthogonal isolation modules, each made up of an active piezoelectric actuator and passive rubber isolator. Taking into account the parameter uncertainties of the actual system, the H∞ controller was designed, and the μ-synthesis method was proposed to establish a parameter uncertainty model for the APIVI platform. Finally, experimental studies were conducted on the APIVI platform. The results demonstrated the excellent vibration isolation performance of the APIVI platform, with the vibration isolation frequency band above 18 Hz. With the addition of active control, it was able to fully attenuate the first-order resonance peak of the system, with a maximum attenuation of 18 dB.