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CRITICAL DAMPING [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Materials Engineering
CONT

damping technology would be applied to reduce laser beam jitter, dwell time, and to permit slewing from one target to another in fractions of a second with a laser battle station.

CONT

this vibration damping technology is the critical need for developing the techniques for firing a laser in space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
  • Masers et lasers
  • Génie des matériaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Continuous damping control(CDC)... prevents a build up of rolling and pitching movements during cornering, rapid lane changes or heavy braking manoeuvres. This makes the vehicle easier to control in these critical driving situations. The system automatically adjusts the hardness of the chassis damping elements to the driving situation. The damper setting is softer during normal driving situations to maximise driving comfort. The driver can also adjust the damping manually.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

L'amortisseur est un élément essentiel de la suspension. [...] Et lorsque ses réglages sont fixes, ils représentent forcément un compromis entre la fermeté nécessaire à la tenue de route et la souplesse indispensable à un bon confort. L'amortissement piloté a été conçu pour dépasser ce compromis en s'adaptant aux circonstances. Il est ainsi capable de faire varier, en temps réel, le contrôle des débattements de roue en fonction de la ­vitesse du véhicule, du profil de la route ou du style de conduite. Les amplitudes seront ainsi peu bridées en ligne droite, à allure stabilisée. Elles le seront davantage en virage, au freinage ou à l'accélération. L'idée générale est de préserver le confort tout en conservant une assiette la plus constante possible.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

Damping in an oscillatory electric circuit or in an oscillating mechanical system (such as the movement of an indicating instrument) just sufficient to prevent free oscillations from arising (ringing).

OBS

critical damping : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Mécanique
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Amortissement minimal permettant à un corps soumis à une impulsion d'atteindre un état d'équilibre sans oscillation.

OBS

amortissement critique du niveau sonore : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Mecánica
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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Record 4 2013-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
CONT

The low damping ratio(about 1% critical damping ratio) is one of the weaknesses of CLT [cross laminated timber] floors.

PHR

Critical, low damping ratio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
CONT

Le faible rapport d'amortissement (environ 1 % du rapport d'amortissement critique) compte parmi les points faibles des planchers en CLT [panneaux lamellés-croisés].

PHR

Rapport d'amortissement critique, faible.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

The resistance of the circuit of a measuring instrument corresponding to critical damping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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