Androids build your own lifelike robots

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 tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bergeron, Bryan P., author (author), Talbot, Thomas B., author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : McGraw-Hill Education [2014]
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Tab Androids
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627840706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.