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Author Bergeron, Bryan P.

Title Androids : build your own lifelike robots / Bryan Bergeron, Thomas B. Talbot
Published New York : McGraw Hill Education, ©2014

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Contents Cover -- About the Authors -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Reflex Arc -- Biological Basis -- Relevance to Android Designs -- Simple Reflex Arc Experiments -- Modifications -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 2 Behavior Chains -- Biological Basis -- Relevance to Android Designs -- Behavior-Chain Experiments -- Modifications -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 3 Homeostasis -- Biological Basis -- Relevance to Androids -- Thermal Homeostasis Simulator -- Modifications -- Bonus Project: PID Control of Electric Heating Pad -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 4 Light and Vision -- Biological Basis and Pupillary Light Reflex -- Simple Light-Reflex Experiment -- Creating Dynamic Eyes -- A Set of Animated Eyes -- Animated Eyes That Respond to Light -- Project: Mark 54 Pupil Examination Simulator -- Light Tracking and Object Examination -- The Light-Tracking Examination -- Summary -- 5 All Ears -- Biological Basis -- Relevance to Android Designs -- Sound-Localization Experiments -- Modifications -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 6 A Heartbeat Away -- Biological Basis -- Relevance to Android Designs -- Heart Sound Simulators -- Lung Sound Simulator -- Coordinated Heart and Lung Sound Simulators -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 7 If It Bleeds, Can We Kill It? -- Biological Basis -- Relevance to Android Designs -- Cardiac Pulse Simulator -- Modifications -- Integration with Heart and Breath Sound Simulators -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 8 Simply a Matter of Time -- Muscular Strength and Aging -- Heart Recovery Rate and Fitness Level -- Gremlins -- Search Terms -- 9 Affect and Expression -- High-Fidelity Approaches -- Low-Fidelity Approaches to Androids -- Servo Smiles -- Speech Synthesis -- EMIC-2 Command Set -- Simple Speech Demonstration -- Expressive Voices with the Epson Parser -- Expressive Voices with the DECTalk Parser
Building an Expressive Android -- Tatrick Expresses Itself -- Demo 1: Normal Greeting with Multicolor Eyes -- Demo 2: Evil Robot -- Demo 3: That Confused Kid -- Demo 4: The Drunken Robot -- Demo 5: The Wise Sage -- Demo 6: The Patient with Patience -- Summary -- Resources -- Arduino-Compatible Microcontrollers -- Prototyping Supplies -- Hardware -- Displays -- Sensors -- Servos -- Turrets -- Robot Arms -- Shields -- Arduino Technical Resources -- Combat Lifesaving and High-Fidelity Robots -- Index
Summary Create the next generation of AUTONOMOUS ANDROIDS! Construct self-governing 'droids that display physiologically correct behaviors. Co-written by experts in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and medicine, Androids: Build Your Own Lifelike Robots features low-cost DIY projects that translate human physiology into cybernetics. Teach your creations to maneuver with an arsenal of behaviors, respond to stimuli, talk, and listen. This practical, inventive guide even shows how to realistically simulate emotion and aging in your robots. Understand cybernetic and robotics principles Work with programmable microcontrollers Choose and wire sensors, actuators, and servos Program dazzling reflex arcs and behavior loops Enable your automatons to speak and hear Build beating hearts and limbs with flowing veins Create breathing patterns that respond to triggers Mimic humanoid feelings and facial expressions Use prototyping kits and testing devices
Notes Includes index
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Subject Robots -- Design and construction -- Amateurs' manuals
Androids -- Popular works
Robotics -- Amateurs' manuals
Robotics -- Popular works
Artificial intelligence -- Popular works
Androids
Artificial intelligence
Robotics
Robots -- Design and construction
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Popular works
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Talbot, Thomas B
ISBN 9780071814058
0071814051
9780071814041
0071814043