DocumentCode
2177764
Title
A 3-DOF parallel manipulator as earthquake motion simulator
Author
Ceccarelli, Marco ; Ottaviano, Erika ; Galvagno, Marco
Author_Institution
Lab. of Robotics & Mechatronics, Cassino Univ., Italy
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
2-5 Dec. 2002
Firstpage
944
Abstract
Parallel manipulators are increasingly used in new applications by exploiting their peculiarities. The specific motion simulation capability of CaPaMan (Cassino parallel manipulator) can be used for an earthquake simulator. In this paper, a study of feasibility of such novel application of a 3-DOF CaPaMan prototype has been presented by looking experimentally not only at point seismograms but even to 3D earthquake motion. Although 3-DOFs do not permit exact repetition of real 3D earthquake motion, the results have been satisfactory since a design earthquake simulation has been determined and tested with the basic earthquake characteristics.
Keywords
earthquakes; geophysics computing; manipulators; seismic waves; seismology; 3-DOF parallel manipulator; 3D earthquake motion; Cassino parallel manipulator; earthquake characteristics; earthquake motion simulator; seismograms; Civil engineering; Earthquakes; Laboratories; Manipulators; Mechatronics; Monitoring; Parallel robots; Prototypes; Seismic waves; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2002. ICARCV 2002. 7th International Conference on
Print_ISBN
981-04-8364-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICARCV.2002.1238551
Filename
1238551
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