Purpose

This Recommended Practice (RP) is meant to provide rudimentary guidelines for those tasked with selecting a closed-loop digital shaker control system (DSCS) for use in vibration or shock testing, or both. This RP is concerned with single shaker operation only. It is not meant to be a specification for a specific purchase, but rather a focused treatise on factors that should be considered when setting out to specify a new vibration control system. It is assumed this system will be used for critical qualification of military or commercial products, for example, according to MIL-STD-810, and will be based on valid engineering design and exhibit robust performance.