Prof. Samir A. Nayfeh Profile

Prof. Samir A. Nayfeh

at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2005 Paper

Vibration damping in cylindrical shells filled with low-density low-wave-speed media

Justin Verdirame, Samir Nayfeh

Proceedings Volume 5760, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601739

KEYWORDS: Particles, Wave propagation, 3D modeling, Foam, Motion models, Motion estimation, Solids, Bessel functions, Systems modeling, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2005 Paper

Modified LMS feed-forward control for vibration isolation with actuator limits

Lei Zuo, Samir Nayfeh

Proceedings Volume 5760, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601484

KEYWORDS: Vibration isolation, Actuators, Algorithm development, Computer simulations, Adaptive control, Stochastic processes, Active vibration control, Vibration control, Finite impulse response filters, Digital filtering

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Seismic isolation and suspension systems for Advanced LIGO

Norna Robertson, Benjamin Abbott, R. Abbott, R. Adhikari, Graham Allen, Helena Armandula, Stuart Aston, A. Baglino, Mark Barton, B. Bland, Rolf Bork, J. Bogenstahl, Gianpietro Cagnoli, C. Campbell, C. Cantley, K. Carter, D. Cook, D. Coyne, David Crooks, Edward Daw, Daniel DeBra, E. Elliffe, J. Faludi, Peter Fritschel, A. Ganguli, Joseph Giaime, S. Gossler, A. Grant, J. Greenhalgh, M. Hammond, Jonathan Hanson, C. Hardham, Gregory Harry, Alistair Heptonstall, Jay Heefner, James Hough, D. Hoyland, Wensheng Hua, L. Jones, R. Jones, Jonathan Kern, J. LaCour, Brian Lantz, K. Lilienkamp, N. Lockerbie, Harald Lueck, M. MacInnis, K. Mailand, Ken Mason, R. Mittleman, Samir Nayfeh, J. Nichol, David Ottaway, H. Overmier, M. Perreur-Lloyd, J. Phinney, M. Plissi, W. Rankin, D. Robertson, J. Romie, Sheila Rowan, R. Scheffler, David Shoemaker, P. Sarin, Peter Sneddon, Clive Speake, O. Spjeld, G. Stapfer, Kenneth Strain, C. Torrie, G. Traylor, J. van Niekerk, Alberto Vecchio, Shirong Wen, P. Willems, I. Wilmut, Harry Ward, M. Zucker, Lei Zuo

Proceedings Volume 5500, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552469

KEYWORDS: LIGO, Sensors, Actuators, Mirrors, Control systems, Prototyping, Silica, Optical alignment, Active isolation, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2004 Paper

Damping of belt-driven servomechanisms using low-density, low-wave-speed materials

Kripa Varanasi, Samir Nayfeh

Proceedings Volume 5386, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.540360

KEYWORDS: Foam, Computer programming, Solids, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Interfaces, Aluminum, Sensors, Photography, Signal analyzers

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2004 Paper

An integral sliding control for robust vibration isolation and its implementation

Lei Zuo, Samir Nayfeh

Proceedings Volume 5386, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.539616

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Velocity measurements, Vibration isolation, Vibration control, Control systems, Adaptive control, Detection and tracking algorithms, Feedback control, Amplifiers, Passive isolation

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2003 Paper

Optimization of the individual stiffness and damping parameters in multiple-tuned-mass damper systems

Lei Zuo, Samir Nayfeh

Proceedings Volume 5052, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483798

KEYWORDS: Solids, Lithium, Yield improvement, Control systems, Algorithm development, Mechanical engineering, Analytical research, Smart materials, Feedback control, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2003 Paper

Vibration damping by coupling to lossy low-wave-speed media

Kripa Varanasi, Samir Nayfeh

Proceedings Volume 5052, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483799

KEYWORDS: Foam, Wave propagation, Aluminum, Solids, Distortion, Beam propagation method, Interfaces, Mechanical engineering, Systems modeling, Ear

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2002 Paper

Design of multi-degree-of-freedom tuned-mass dampers

Jusin Verdirame, Samir Nayfeh, Lei Zuo

Proceedings Volume 4697, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472646

KEYWORDS: Matrices, Control systems, Buildings, Optimization (mathematics), Mechanical engineering, Smart materials, Genetic algorithms, Superposition, Chemical elements, Feedback control

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