51. APPLICATIONS OF HERMETICALLY SEALED FLUID DAMPERS FOR LOW LEVEL, WIDE BANDWIDTH VIBRATION ISOLATION
Vibration isolation of sensitive components like high resolution cameras requires extremely low friction in the isolator system. Hydraulic dampers for these systems must be leak-free, which equates to relatively high friction seals. There is always a trade-off between allowable leakage and allowable friction in this type of application. This paper describes the isolation performance of a new hermetically sealed damper with essentially zero friction. It contains both an analytical representation of damper performance and dynamic test results.