Table of Contents
1. Problem Statement 7
1.1. Overall Objectives 7
1.2. Historical and Economic Perspective 8
1.3. Design Concept 10
1.4. Major Design and Implementation Challenges 11
1.5. Implications of Project Success 12
2. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 13
2.1. Target Specifications 13
2.2. Final Specifications 15
3. APPROACH 16
3.1. Design for the Environment 16
3.2. DC Power Supplies 18
3.3. Software Design 18
3.4. Seismic Waves 19
3.4.1. Body Waves 19
3.5. Surface Waves 20
3.5.1. Love Waves 20
3.5.2. Rayleigh Waves 21
3.6. Seismic Choice 21
3.7. PGA and PGV 22
3.8. Earthquake Defining Parameters 23
3.9. Theory of Wave Frequencies 23
3.10. Hardware Design 27
3.10.1. Operational Requirements 27
3.10.2. Design for Hardware 27
4. EVALUATION 28
4.1. Test Specification 28
4.2. Test Certification – Simulation 29
4.3. Test Certification – Hardware 29
4.4. Test Certification – Software 30
5. SUMMARY AND FUTURE WORK 31
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 31
REFERENCES 32
Appendix a: PRODUCT SPECIFICATION SUMMARY 34
APPENDIX B: Cost 37
APPENDIX C: Schedule 40
APPENDIX D: Relevant Equations 41