Controls and Art Inquiries at the Intersection of the Subjective and the Objective

Dancing humanoids, robotic art installations, and music generated by mathematically precise methods are no longer science fiction; in fact they are the subject of this book.  This first-of-its-kind anthology assembles technical research that makes such creations possible.  In order to mechanize some...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: LaViers, Amy (Editor), Egerstedt, Magnus (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Metric Preference Learning with Applciations to Motion Imitation
  • In the Dance Studio: An Art and Engineering Exploration of Human Flocking
  • Dancing Robots: The Control Theory of Communication Through Movement
  • So You Think You Can Dance?: Rhythmic Flight Performances with Quadrocopters
  • Robotic Puppets and the Engineering of Autonomous Theatre
  • The Artistic Geometry of Consensus Protocols
  • Generating Music from Flocking Dynamics
  • "Are We There Yet?": Visual Tracking of Visitors Under Variable Lighting
  • Style-based Robotic Motion in Contemporart Dance Performance