Seismic motion simulation based on Cassino Parallel Manipulator

in this paper we present a study of feasibility by using cassino parallel manipulator (capaman) as an earthquake simulator. we propose a suitable formulation to simulate the frequency, amplitude and acceleration magnitude of seismic motion by means of the movable platform motion by giving a suitable input motion. in this paper we have reported numerical simulations that simulate the three principal earthquake types for a seismic motion: one at the epicenter (having a vertical motion), another far from the epicenter (with the motion on a horizontal plane), and a combined general motion (with a vertical and horizontal motion).