Title :
Development of an anthropomorphic flutist robot WF-3RII
Author :
Takanishi, Atsuo ; Sonehara, Mitsuharu ; Kondo, Hayato
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to clarify the mechanism on human´s flute playing from engineering view point. To accomplish this purpose, the authors developed an anthropomorphic flautist robot WF-3RII (Waseda Flutist No.3 Refined II), which reproduces the functions of human organs: a respiratory system, a playing attitude control mechanism, fingers, a mouth, a throat, a tongue, etc. WF-3RII realized the musical performance, “Mozart W.A., Flute Quartets KV 298” with MIDI tone generator module accompaniment. This work is a part of the “Humanoid Project” being done in Waseda University
Keywords :
music; musical instruments; robots; Flute Quartets KV 298; Humanoid Project; Mozart WA; WF-3RII; Waseda Flutist No.3 Refined II; anthropomorphic flautist robot; anthropomorphic flutist robot; fingers; mouth; playing attitude control mechanism; respiratory system; throat; tongue; Anthropomorphism; Electrical equipment industry; Humanoid robots; Humans; Instruments; Mechanical engineering; Production; Refining; Service robots; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems '96, IROS 96, Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3213-X
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1996.570624
