Earthquake Simulator

Clients

Techstack

Purpose

Mapua University needed a bench-scale rig that reproduces earthquake shaking on demand, giving students a controlled, repeatable way to study seismic motion and observe how structures respond to it.

Description

An Arduino-driven shake platform that uses servo motors to generate controlled tremors of adjustable intensity. A Python control program communicates with the Arduino over a serial connection to run simulations and log each session with timestamps, while an ADXL345 accelerometer on the I2C bus measures the actual vibration produced. The combination of programmable shaking and measured feedback makes the rig useful for demonstrations and structural-response testing.