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VSimulators at Exeter

University of ExeterExeter

UKCRIC identifies VSimulators at Exeter as a University of Exeter facility at Exeter Science Park, distinct from the Bath facility. It simulates structural environments using multi-axis support motion and virtual reality and measures human motion and ground reactions. The institutional source publishes academic, industry and PhD access categories and an Exeter enquiry address.

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Key facts

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Testing capabilities

Human response to structural vibration

The facility reproduces structural environments with virtual reality and imposed multi-axis support motion, including office floors, footbridges and tall buildings. It can immerse up to nine people and supports structural vibration-performance judgements and human-motion research.

Motion capture and ground-reaction measurement

The institutional equipment list names OptiTrack active/passive motion capture, a tri-axial force-plate array and synchronisation between platform motion and 360-camera or immersive environments.

Equipment and published limits

Published equipment limits and conditions
SpecificationPublished valueConditions
Published test and force-array areas64 m² test area; 3.6 m × 3.6 m force-plate arrayThese are separately printed equipment dimensions. UKCRIC prints the six-axis motion-platform figure as 3.8 m²; it is not reinterpreted as 3.8 m × 3.8 m.
Nominal motion frequency0.5–40 HzThe source calls this a nominal range. It does not establish combined acceleration, displacement, load or participant limits throughout that range.

Access and contact

UKCRIC lists academic researchers, industry applied-research/consultancy users and PhD students as access categories, with different equipment/meeting/desk provisions. Contact Professor James Brownjohn through vsimulators@exeter.ac.uk for the Exeter facility.

Facility contact

Address
Exeter Science Park
Exeter

Standards and accreditation

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What to confirm with the facility

  • Exeter and Bath are separate facility entries. The published six-axis platform value is 3.8 m², and the 0.5–40 Hz range is nominal; no revised interpretation or combined envelope is inferred.
  • Confirm participant and experimental requirements, motion/VR conditions, measurement setup, safety and ethics arrangements where applicable, availability and quotation directly with the university.

Before requesting a test

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Frequently asked questions

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  • VSimulators at Bath

    Compare structural-motion simulation for human-response research for the proposed article. Agree motion waveform, axes and amplitude, human-response measurements and any separately controlled sensory/environmental stimuli.

Further reading

  • Motion and controlled-environment simulation

    Browse motion and controlled-environment simulation for Human response to structural vibration. Compare the documented article, method and conditions in each entry.

  • Define acceptance criteria for a requirement

    Turn structural-motion simulation for human-response research into an agreed evidence objective with configuration, scenario, measured response and pass boundary before arranging the trial.

Sources and review

Arc reviewed the original sources on 2026-10-13. The cited material supports the bounded site information presented here. Test suitability and commercial arrangements require direct confirmation.

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  1. VSimulators at Exeter facility and equipment

    UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) · Reviewed

    Named Exeter entry supports the Science Park site, human-motion/vibration/VR methods, nominal equipment figures, access categories and university email. Bath is a separate facility. The old vsimulators.co.uk domain now supplies unrelated content and is not retained as an operator/enquiry route.