The Newport AIC-4 Elite3 Active Isolation System Controller is a digital signal processor engineered to suppress vibration and maintain precise positioning in demanding laboratory and manufacturing environments. It actively compensates for vertical disturbances from isolator modules, delivering transmissibility better than –15 dB at 1 Hz and –30 dB at 10 Hz and above 40 Hz. The controller combines active vertical isolation with passive horizontal isolation (natural frequency 1.0 Hz, rolling off at –40 dB per decade above 1.6 Hz) to protect sensitive instruments including optical tables, microscopes, and precision balances.
Technical Specifications
• Model: AIC-4 Elite3
• System Type: Active Isolation System Controller with hybrid isolation architecture
• Active Vertical Isolation: Transmissibility better than –15 dB at 1 Hz, –30 dB at 10 Hz, –20 dB at 15–35 Hz, –30 dB at frequencies over 40 Hz; vertical isolator travel ±0.0004 inches
• Passive Horizontal Isolation: Natural frequency 1.0 Hz; transmissibility 0 dB at ≤1.6 Hz, rolling off –40 dB per decade above 1.6 Hz to –30 dB minimum; horizontal isolator travel ±0.125 inches
• Isolator Module Dimensions: 12.00 × 4.00 × 4.00 inches nominal
• Maximum Load per Isolator: 500 lb (227 kg)
• Standard Load Range: 25–250 lb (11–120 kg) per isolator
• Heavy Load Range: 250–500 lb (114–227 kg) per isolator
• Vertical Deflection: <0.0002 inches per lb of load change within nominal operating range
• Settling Time (Undock): <100 ms for leveled system
• Settling Time (5 lb weight removal, Stabilizer™): <1.5 sec
• Dock/Undock Actuation Time: 1 g horizontal rated)
• TTL-level interface via rear panel sync connector for external system controller integration
• Multiple mounting options: edge mount within AIW frame, rack mount, or bench mount
– Typical Applications
Optical systems, microscopy, precision metrology, analytical balances, and other vibration-sensitive laboratory instruments requiring sub-micron isolation performance.
