Earthquake simulator

Client

BdTec

Problem

Synchronizing video, sound, the hydraulic power unit, the vertical- and horizontal-axis cylinders, lighting and special effects in real time, following scripts of real earthquakes and running continuously in front of the public.

Solution

Control software that runs synchronized scripts across every subsystem of the cabin, with per-script configuration and status supervision of each actuator.

Outcome

Three simulators in operation: Tecnópolis (Argentina, since July 2012, one axis, script of the 1944 Caucete earthquake); Museo Interactivo Mirador — MIM (Santiago, Chile, since November 2012, two axes, 2010 Chile earthquake); and Magmática (Cartago, Costa Rica, since September 2015, two axes, Costa Rican earthquakes).

Deliverables

Control software, scripts and documentation.

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