In this seminar, you can intuitively understand the causes of vibration problems using diagrams and models, and acquire design improvement skills that can be immediately applied in the field for resonance, impact, and random vibration. Through concrete examples of damping design and increasing rigidity, it provides content that efficiently enhances practical decision-making ability and low-vibration design accuracy directly connected to real work.
Do you have any of these challenges?
- Machines you designed experience resonance and vibration problems frequently
- You cannot identify the cause of vibration, and countermeasures are ad hoc
- Impact and random vibration cause component damage and noise that cannot be resolved
- You do not understand damping design or methods for increasing stiffness, and only costs are increasing
- Finite element models and theoretical models do not match actual vibration behavior, and you lack confidence in design accuracy
Target participants of this seminar
- Design and development engineers involved in vibration problems in machines and equipment
- Practicing engineers responsible for vibration, noise, and structural analysis
- Engineers who struggle to identify causes of resonance, failure, and noise issues
- Designers who need vibration countermeasures using damping and stiffness improvement in practice
- R&D and design personnel concerned about discrepancies between FEM
results and actual behavior
Seminar Overview
This seminar provides a thorough explanation of real-world vibration problems, from the essence of resonance to impact and random vibration.
Through intuitive understanding using single-degree-of-freedom and two-degree-of-freedom models, you will develop the ability to identify what should be changed in design.
Practical examples of damping design and stiffness improvement are also included, offering immediately usable design improvement know-how.
- Understand the differences and fundamentals of linear vibration, rotational vibration, torsional vibration, and self-excited vibration
- Systematically organize mechanisms of resonance, impact vibration, and random vibration
- Intuitively visualize vibration phenomena using 1-DOF and 2-DOF models
- Understand damping design and stiffness enhancement for vibration reduction at a practical level
- Acquire criteria for preventing vibration problems at the design stage
Seminar Program
- 1. Understanding the essence of resonance in various types of vibration
1-1 Clear explanation of resonance using videos
1-2 Five typical real-world problems caused by resonance
1-3 Resonance patterns and characteristics of linear, rotational, torsional, and self-excited vibration
2. Modeling vibration using degree-of-freedom models
2-1 Intuitive understanding of free and forced vibration response in 1-DOF systems
2-2 Intuitive understanding of free and forced vibration response in 2-DOF systems
2-3 Correcting the misunderstanding that resonance equals natural frequency
3. How to identify the source of vibration
3-1 Method for estimating external forces from response
3-2 Origin of peak frequencies that appear only in real machines
4. Identifying what should be changed in design
4-1 Random vibration countermeasures
4-2 Impact vibration countermeasures
5. How to deal wisely with resonance
5-1 Overcoming unavoidable resonance
5-2 Physical meaning of damping design
6. Practical examples of high-damping and high-stiffness design with good cost performance
6-1 Practical case studies of vibration suppression
6-2 Applying vibration energy flow to design
7. Q&A
Main outcomes of this seminar
- You will understand how to identify causes for each type of vibration and know what design points should be reviewed.
- You will understand the basic concepts of damping and stiffness enhancement and be able to apply them to low-vibration design in practice.
Prerequisite knowledge
- Basic undergraduate-level knowledge of mathematics and mechanics is desirable; however, even without this background, key concepts and essential points are explained clearly.
Bonus: Support via Email or Zoom
- Free Q&A support regarding seminar content (for 15 days from the day
after completion)
- Free technical consulting for vibration-related work issues (for 15 days from the day after completion)
Date and duration
- Available year-round (on-demand seminar)
- You can watch at your own timing for 3 days.
After application, please enter your preferred 3 consecutive days (weekends and holidays allowed) in the form section labeled "Please enter inquiries, notes, or confirmations to Aitop Co., Ltd." at the bottom.
We will do our best to accommodate your requested schedule, and confirm availability later.
Recording year & duration
- 2026 edition, approximately 5 hours
List of participating companies & feedback
Instructor
| Title & Name |
Aitop Co., Ltd. Chief Technical Consultant
Certified Engineer, Japan Society for Noise Control Engineering
Japan Acoustical Society Technical Development Award Recipient
Former Adjunct Lecturer, Nagoya University Graduate School (English lectures for international students: 2021–2024)
Hideo Kobayashi
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| Specialty |
Theory and applied technologies of vibration and noise engineering using AI and related fields |
| Achievements |
With over 30 years of experience as a technical consultant and seminar lecturer, he has extensive achievements and has long served as a lecturer at industrial technology centers across Japan and seminars hosted by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. |
*The above seminar program may be subject to minor changes without notice.