Abstract
Application of a generic semiconductor device called FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) as a numerical simulator in the real-time experimental hybrid simulation system is investigated. Design, implementation for actual FPGA system and performance analysis of logic circuits required for high-speed dynamic simulation of MDOF structural system models are performed to discuss feasibility of real-time response simulation of large-scale MDOF structural systems using FPGA, and this approach is shown to be promising and effective in expanding the range of applicable structural models.
