Optimal Cut-off Frequency and Controller Gain of an Integrated Skyhook Active Isolation

Vibration isolation is a crucial technology in precision manufacturing. With the rapid development of smart sensors, smart actuators, and microprocessors, active vibration isolation has emerged as a viable approach to improve the performance of manufacturing equipment. In integrated skyhook active vibration isolation, the cut-off frequency limits the controller gain. Base on the repeated poles technique, this paper reveals the simple analytical forms of the optimal cut-off frequency and controller gain of the integrated skyhook active isolation. The analytical formula is useful in the design of active isolation. Numerical calculations are performed to show the good performance of the optimal design. An experiment is carried out to show the existence of the optimal controller gain.