摘要 |
Vibration suppression systems and methods for isolating payloads from vibrational forces are provided. A gas spring has a housing and a piston disposed within the housing. The piston has opposing first and second surfaces, and the housing has a chamber adjacent the first piston surface. A payload is coupled to the piston, and net gas pressure force is applied to the piston by respectively exposing the first and second piston surfaces to first and second gas pressures. The piston is allowed to be displaced relative to the housing in response to a vibration applied to the housing, whereby the net gas pressure force is modified. The mass of a gaseous medium within the chamber is modified to equalize the net gas pressure force.
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