Title :
Application of a 3-DOF parallel manipulator for earthquake simulations
Author :
Ottaviano, E. ; Ceccarelli, M.
Author_Institution :
LARM, Univ. of Cassino, Italy
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper a formulation and experimental results are presented for a novel application of a 3-degree of freedom (DOF) parallel manipulator to simulate point seismograms and three-dimensional (3-D) earthquake motion. The rigid body acceleration is analyzed to simulate real 3-D earthquakes. Furthermore, first experimental results are reported to analyze earthquake effects on scaled civil structures.
Keywords :
accelerometers; earthquakes; manipulators; seismology; 3DOF parallel manipulator; earthquake motion; earthquake simulations; point seismograms; rigid body acceleration; scaled civil structures; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Chemicals; Earthquakes; Mechatronics; Monitoring; Sea surface; Seismic waves; Shape; Surface waves; Earthquake simulators; experimental robotics; parallel manipulators;
Journal_Title :
Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMECH.2006.871103
