Correction of shaker flatness deviations in very low frequency primary accelerometer calibration

This paper describes the influence of a constant curvature of the shaker's air bearing guidance on a low frequency primary accelerometer calibration. Based on the mathematical model, three different methods are developed that allow a quantitative evaluation of this disturbing effect and thus the correction of the resulting systematic deviation. All three methods are applied to the example of a primary low frequency accelerometer calibration performed at PTB, and the results are given in comparison to the original uncorrected magnitude of sensitivity results.