EP2227802A4 - Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters

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Publication number
EP2227802A4
EP2227802A4 EP08863102A EP08863102A EP2227802A4 EP 2227802 A4 EP2227802 A4 EP 2227802A4 EP 08863102 A EP08863102 A EP 08863102A EP 08863102 A EP08863102 A EP 08863102A EP 2227802 A4 EP2227802 A4 EP 2227802A4
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Prior art keywords
animatronics
designing
units
methods
computer generated
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EP08863102A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2227802A1 (en
Inventor
John Anderson
Rob Cook
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Pixar
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Pixar
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Priority claimed from US11/958,239 external-priority patent/US8232998B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/958,233 external-priority patent/US8390629B2/en
Application filed by Pixar filed Critical Pixar
Publication of EP2227802A1 publication Critical patent/EP2227802A1/en
Publication of EP2227802A4 publication Critical patent/EP2227802A4/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/16—Programme controls
    • B25J9/1656—Programme controls characterised by programming, planning systems for manipulators
    • B25J9/1671—Programme controls characterised by programming, planning systems for manipulators characterised by simulation, either to verify existing program or to create and verify new program, CAD/CAM oriented, graphic oriented programming systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F30/00—Computer-aided design [CAD]
    • G06F30/20—Design optimisation, verification or simulation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Evolutionary Computation (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Numerical Control (AREA)
EP08863102A 2007-12-17 2008-12-16 Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters Withdrawn EP2227802A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/958,239 US8232998B2 (en) 2007-12-17 2007-12-17 Methods and apparatus for estimating and controlling behavior of animatronics units
US11/958,233 US8390629B2 (en) 2007-12-17 2007-12-17 Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters
PCT/US2008/087025 WO2009079514A1 (en) 2007-12-17 2008-12-16 Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters

Publications (2)

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EP2227802A1 EP2227802A1 (en) 2010-09-15
EP2227802A4 true EP2227802A4 (en) 2012-04-25

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EP08863102A Withdrawn EP2227802A4 (en) 2007-12-17 2008-12-16 Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters

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EP (1) EP2227802A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2011511713A (en)
CN (1) CN101952879A (en)
WO (1) WO2009079514A1 (en)

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US20070255454A1 (en) * 2006-04-27 2007-11-01 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Control Of Robots From Human Motion Descriptors

Non-Patent Citations (3)

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Title
KATSU YAMANE ET AL: "Dynamics Filter-Concept and Implementation of Online Motion Generator for Human Figures", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION, IEEE INC, NEW YORK, US, vol. 19, no. 3, 1 June 2003 (2003-06-01), XP011079636, ISSN: 1042-296X *
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CN101952879A (en) 2011-01-19
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