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POSEIDON: Geocentrifuge control and data acquisition software/PC

POSEIDON is a PC-based, open loop controller for driving educational shake tables with earthquake libraries combined video/audio effects.

• Allows the user to quickly select from a large library of historical and artificial earthquakes to block cycle through an educational demonstration.
• Allows the user to introduce user-created time histories and video/audio in addition to the library.
• Creates the drive signal to the shake table (1-3 axes) while playing videos displaying the location/date/actual damage of historical earthquakes.
• Outputs realistic wide screen moving video images of failing structures and tsunamis that can be viewed on monitors inserted into false windows in the passenger compartment.
• Demonstration set-ups can be saved and retrieved for later use, review, and modification.
• Provides numerous safety features including anti clip function, end of travel shut down, mouse activated E-stop, passenger load/unload kneeling, and ease of operation.
• Contains a module for frequency domain correction of table transfer function (used during initial set-up).

POSEIDON is a PC-based ANCO written Virtual Instrument (VI) using LabVIEW which produces drive signals and acquires data using National Instruments hardware.  (See also ANCO product Public Education Shake Tables.)