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ANIMATRONIC SYSTEM
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In 2003 I developed an animatronic system as a
mechatronic design area project, obtaining a physical prototype
that allows to represent its functionality. Its conception was realized
following the structured design method QFD (Quality Function Deployment).
A method that focused in guarantying client satisfaction bearing
in mind his needs, manufacture, assemble and maintenance of product.
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The animatronic possesses five grades of freedom
that execute the basic movements of the face by means of servomotors,
gesticulates voice recordings reproducing a compact disc with 80 minutes of
audio capacity, react to external stimulus using movement sensors and
possesses a serial interface to communicate with PC for its programming.
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Based on a Microchip microcontroller, I made the
electronic system shown below to control the animatronic, this is
the equivalent to its brain, this process and manipulates the information,
giving to animatronic certain autonomy to its functions. |
The animatronic is at present in
“El Museo National de Transporte” Cali, Colombia (The National
Transport Museum) reciting an introduction to visitors of the railroad
miniature.
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