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Public Education Table Controller

POSEIDON is a PC-based, open-loop controller for driving educational shake tables with earthquake libraries combined with 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.
  • Provides numerous passenger safety features while maintaining ease of operation.
  • Includes a utility that allows a web-based interface to historical earthquakes from the USGS databases.
  • Different language modes are available and can be custom edited for localization purposes.

Operator’s screen with multi-language support showing several earthquakes stacked together to produce a roughly 3 minute ride.

 

Database interface screen that allows access to freely available actual earthquake time histories*.  The data are then converted to be integrated with ease into the POSEIDON software.

*Internet connection is required.