A method of implementing vibration suppression at equipment residing at a
local site includes the steps of transmitting a prompt from a remote site
to the local site, automatically sensing vibration response information
from the equipment in response to the prompt, and transmitting the sensed
vibration response information to the remote site. The method further
includes the steps of analyzing the sensed vibration response information
at the remote site and creating a vibration suppression algorithm based
on the analyzed information. Another prompt is then transferred from the
remote site to the local site, and in response thereto, vibrations are
induced within the equipment at the local site in accordance with the
vibration suppression algorithm, and additional vibration response
information from the equipment is sensed. The additional vibration
response information is transmitted to and analyzed at the remote site
where a modified suppression algorithm is created and transmitted to the
local site for suppression of vibrations in the equipment.