Design of an Earthquake Simulator Based on a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot
Jomartov A. Ceccarelli M. Tuleshov A. Abduraimov A. Kamal A.
November 2025Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Robotics
2025#14Issue 11
Due to the fact that earthquakes cannot be predicted, earthquake simulation is of great importance. An earthquake simulator is a device that reproduces the seismic waves generated by an earthquake. The aim of this work is to present the design and prototyping of an earthquake simulator that simulates a real long-period ground motion earthquake with vertical displacement, according to the earthquake seismogram. A control interface was designed for a prototype earthquake simulator to reproduce a given earthquake seismogram. The mobile platform of the earthquake simulator prototype performs translational motions in the direction of the X and Y axes due to the use of a cable-driven parallel robot, and the vertical translational motion of the platform along the Z axis is performed by linear screw drives. A prototype earthquake simulator was manufactured and tested, confirming the feasibility of reproducing long-period ground motion during an earthquake. The earthquake simulator implements motions that make a person experience sensations similar to those that occur during real earthquakes.
cable-driven parallel robot , design , earthquake simulators , testing
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Joldasbekov Institute of Mechanics and Engineering, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
Joldasbekov Institute of Mechanics and Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
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