Control
of a
shaker using
a
shock
response
spectrum
267
with
6j
being
a
delay intended
to
constitute
a
signal x(t) resembling
as
well
as
possible
the
signal
of the field
environment
to
simulate (the amplitude
and the
duration
being preserved
if
possible).
The
delay
has
little influence
on the
shock
spectrum
of
x(t).
Choice
of
components
The frequency
range
can
correspond
to the
interval
of
definition
of the
shock
spectrum
(1/3
or 1/2
octave). Convergence
is
faster
for the 1/2
octave. With
1/12
octave,
the
spectrum
is
smoother, without troughs
or
peaks.
The
amplitude
of
each component
can be
evaluated
from the
ratio
of the
value
of
the
shock spectrum
at the frequency
considered
and the
number
of
half-cycles
chosen
for the
signal [BAR 74].
a
mi
allows
a
change
of
amplitude
at all the
points
of the
spectrum.
Ni
allows modification
of the
shape
and the
amplitude
of the
peak
of the
spectrum
of the
elementary
waveform
at the frequency fi.
The
errors between
the
specified spectrum
and the
realized spectrum
are
calculated
from an
average
on all the
points
to
arrive
at a
value
of the
'total'
error.
If
the
error
is
unacceptable,
one
proceeds
to
other iterations. Four iterations
are in
general sufficient
to
reach
an
average error lower than
11%
[FAV 74]. With
the
ZERD
waveform,
the
WAVSIN pulse
is
that which gives
the
best results.
It
is finally
necessary
to
check before
the
test
that
the
maximum velocity
and
displacement corresponding
to the
drive acceleration signal remain within
the
limits
of
the
test
facility
(by
integration
of
x(t)).
9.6. SHOC
waveform
9.6.1.
Definition
Method SHOC (SHaker Optimized
Cosines)
suggested
by
D.O. Smallwood
[SMA
73], [SMA 74a], [SMA
75] is
based
on the
elementary waveform defined
by: