Innovative Robotic String Orchestra

• Main Authors: LIN,YU-CHENG, 林禹丞
• Other Authors: HSIEN,PING-CHENG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/d55pa3

碩士 === 明新科技大學 === 機械工程系精密機電工程碩士班 === 106 === With the advancement of technology, high-precision electromechanical integration system and artificial intelligence are gradually maturing. The scope of application of robots becomes more and more extensive. The common application areas of robots can be roughly classified as: industrial robots, medical robots, entertainment robots, educational robots, home service robots, etc. As most of the developed countries in the world have already entered into an aged society. These countries not only face a shortage of human resources, but there are also problems with home care for the elderly. Entertainment and home service robots can accompany the elderly and give more care and help for solving the inconvenience of life. Therefore, the potential of entertainment and home service robots for future development is unlimited. Our lab has specialized in developing violin robots for more than ten years. So far we have developed several violin robots including XY-type violin robot, 6-axis top-mounted violin robot, cantilever violin robot, and side-mounted violin robot. We have also build a robot string orchestra. However, there is still much room for improvement in the performance of these robots. The goal of this paper is to improve the performance of the above-mentioned robot string orchestra. In addition to the performance improvement and system integration for the side-joint articulated robotic arm, a robot that can play the drum is developed. The main research results include: (1) To establish a digitalized chord system: by designing an innovative control device, the power of the string is changed to produce a realistic sound effect; (2) To develop a bowing control technique: by using a servo mechanism to give the bow an appropriate downward pressure to enhance the performance; (3) To develop a fast music conversion technology: by designing a program to read the music digital interface (MIDI) file that can automatically convert the notes into the robot performance control program. It effectively shortens the music conversion time. Key Word：Violinist robot、Real multi-tadking control