Title :
An experimental characterization of earthquake effects on mechanism operation
Author :
Ceccarelli, M. ; Ottaviano, E. ; Florea, C. ; Itul, T.P. ; Pisla, A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cassino, Cassino
Abstract :
In this paper we have reported an experimental study for the effect of earthquake motion on the operation of a mechanism. A prototype of CaPaMan (Cassino Parallel Manipulator) has been used as suitable earthquake simulator in order to reproduce 3D seismic motions with easy-operation robust features. Experimental tests have carried out by using a four-bar linkage as test-bed mechanism and results are reported to show characteristic seismic effects on mechanism operations.
Keywords :
couplings; earthquake engineering; manipulator dynamics; 3D seismic motions; cassino parallel manipulator; earthquake effects; earthquake motion; earthquake simulator; four-bar linkage; mechanism operation; Acceleration; Computational modeling; Earthquakes; Equations; Machinery; Manipulators; Payloads; Seismic measurements; Seismic waves; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics, 2008. AQTR 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cluj-Napoca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2576-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2577-8
DOI :
10.1109/AQTR.2008.4588842
