Participant seated on a horizontal vibration test rig used to study human response to whole-body vibration

Servo-hydraulic shakers

About servo-hydraulic shakers

The Servo-hydraulic shakers consist of vertical and horizontal single-axis human-rated electro-hydraulic vibrators.

Suitable for shaking people, seats, and other structures.

Used to provide vertical and horizontal oscillation for production of sinusoidal, random, or recorded vibration time-histories.

Applications

Fundamental and applied research in areas concerned with human responses to vibration, including comfort and perception of vibration, postural stability, human body impedance, seat performance, motion sickness.

Standardised vibration testing to industry and research standards.

Custom vibration testing tailored to your specific needs and objectives.

1-m vertical vibrator

This vibrator is a single-axis human-rated electro-hydraulic vibrator used to provide vertical oscillation.

The vibrator is used for fundamental and applied research in areas including human perception of vibration, postural stability, human body impedance, seat performance, and motion sickness.

The vibrator is also used for testing seats for cars, trucks, off-road machinery, rail vehicles, marine craft and aerospace environments according to current standards (e.g. ISO 7096, 78/764/EEC) or the specific requirements of the customer.

Participant seated on a vertical vibration platform used to study human response to whole-body vibration

Vertical vibrator: studies of comfort and perception of vibration

Specifications

Capabilities:
  • can reproduce arbitrary time histories
  • actuation: servo-hydraulic
  • peak-to-peak displacements up to 1 metre (m)
  • peak accelerations up to 10 metre per second squared (ms-2)
  • peak velocity: 1 meter per second (m/s) 
  • frequency range from 0 to 50 Hertz (Hz)
Platform 
  • dimensions: 1 m × 1.5 m
  • payload: up to 400 kilogram (kg)
  • dynamic force: approximately 10 kilonewton (kN)

1-m horizontal vibrator

The human-rated 1-m horizontal simulator can generate high-fidelity motion in the horizontal axis.

The vibrator is used for fundamental and applied research in areas including human perception of vibration, postural stability, human body impedance, seat performance, and motion sickness.

The vibrator is also used for testing seats for cars, trucks, off-road machinery, rail vehicles, marine craft and aerospace environments according to current standards (e.g. ISO 7096, 78/764/EEC) or the specific requirements of the customer.

Participant seated on a vertical vibration platform used to study human response to whole-body vibration

Horizontal vibrator: simulation of motion environments

Specifications

Capabilities:
  • can reproduce arbitrary time histories
  • actuation: servo-hydraulic
  • displacement: 1 m horizontal
  • peak velocity: 1 m/s
  • peak-to-peak displacement up to 1 metre
  • peak acceleration up to 10 m/s²
  • frequency range from 0 to 50 Hertz (Hz)
Platform:
  • dimensions 1 m × 1.75 m
  • payload: up to 400 kilogram (kg)
  • dynamic force: approximately 10 kilonewton (kN)