Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
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| author | Akraboff, Nicolina Alden |
| author2 | Cynthia Breazeal. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/430122019-04-12T09:28:39Z Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear Akraboff, Nicolina Alden Cynthia Breazeal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. The head of the Huggable teddy bear, a robotic companion for use in hospitals, schools, and other locations, must contain three degrees of freedom. It must contain transmissions allowing it to nod up and down, tilt side to side, and move its eyebrows and ears to convey emotions. In addition to the desired movement, care must be taken to integrate the transmissions such that they do not interfere with each others movement. The transmissions themselves must be silent and back drivable in order to appear more lifelike The resulting design allows for all of the desired degrees of freedom and was designed with silence and back drivability in mind. The transmissions are formed together into one mechanical head mechanism to which all other components in the head, such as speakers and controllers, can be attached. The design is currently being built and tested. by Nicolina Alden Akraboff. S.B. 2008-11-07T18:51:55Z 2008-11-07T18:51:55Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43012 240640314 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 21 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Akraboff, Nicolina Alden Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear |
| title | Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear |
| title_full | Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear |
| title_fullStr | Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear |
| title_short | Design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the 'Huggable' robotic teddy bear |
| title_sort | design of transmission mechanisms for the head of the huggable robotic teddy bear |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43012 |
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