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Active Vibration Control of a Servo-Driven Pneumatic Isolation Platform for Airborne Electromagnetic Detection Systems

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Airborne electromagnetic detection systems are highly susceptible to low-frequency motion-induced noise, which significantly degrades the extraction of weak geological signals. Conventional signal processing methods alone are often insufficient to suppress mechanically induced vibration noise, resulting in signal distortion and reduced detection reliability. To address this limitation, this study proposes an active noise suppression strategy that integrates mechanical vibration isolation with advanced signal processing. A pneumatic vibration isolation platform based on a cable-driven parallel robot (CDPR) architecture is developed to achieve precise orientation correction and effective vibration isolation. The system employs kinematic modeling and a servo-controlled pneumatic cylinder driven by a proportional directional valve to enable accurate dynamic regulation. Numerical simulations conducted in the Advanced Modeling and Simulation Environment (AMESim), combined with proportional–integral–derivative (PID) control, demonstrate that piston displacement overshoot is constrained within 0.2 mm. Furthermore, targeted filtering techniques are applied to enhance signal quality. Experimental results show that the response time for continuous step input is 0.18–0.2 s, with a steady-state error below 0.3 mm, confirming robust control performance. The proposed framework provides an effective low-noise solution for airborne electromagnetic detection and can improve survey reliability in deep resource exploration.

Source: Signals

DOI: 10.3390/signals7020030