Components used in automobiles, earthmoving equipment's, marine applications are subjected to vibrations due to mother system as well as motion. The components need to be designed to withstand the vibrations as well as perform in this vibrating environment. The failure of components in vibrating environment can be catastrophic or in the form of deformation causing further assembly problems. Various international standards specify the method to test the components using a "simulation" test

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... The component under development is mounted on the test bench platform and the platform is accelerated in multiple axes to simulate the working condition. The acceleration, amplitude, octave cycle and test duration is specified by the standards. Agencies like ARAI are providing this testing facility for component manufacturing. The need to develop a simple system was felt as outsourcing the test for long duration is very costly and the agencies are mostly providing a static test. This review paper aims at making a simple vibration acceleration test bench. The test bench will have a platform to accelerate the mounted component in x,y,z axis. The excitation shall be in the form of simple harmonic motion. There shall be arrangement to modify the amplitude and frequency of oscillations to finally control the vibration acceleration. The machine will enable the company to check the dynamic performance of the component under test.