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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
David Difrancesco, Point Richmond, CA (US);
Loren Carpenter, Nicasio, CA (US);
Oren Jacob, Piedmont, CA (US);
Warren Trezevant, Oakland, CA (US);
Akhil J. Madhani, Pasadena, CA (US);
Alexis P. Wieland, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David DiFrancesco, Point Richmond, CA (US);
Loren Carpenter, Nicasio, CA (US);
Oren Jacob, Piedmont, CA (US);
Warren Trezevant, Oakland, CA (US);
Akhil J. Madhani, Pasadena, CA (US);
Alexis P. Wieland, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for specifying an animatronics unit includes receiving a force-based software model for the animatronics unit, receiving a kinematics-based software model for the animatronics unit, receiving animation data for animating the kinematics-based software model, wherein the animation data comprises artistically determined motions for the kinematics-based software model by a user, determining a plurality of driving signals in response to the animation data, animating the force-based software model of the animatronics unit in response to the plurality of driving signals, displaying animation of the force-based software model determined in response to the plurality of driving signals, and determining a specification for construction of the animatronics unit in response to animation of the force-based software model.