• DocumentCode
    3225404
  • Title

    Pneumatronic unit for motion of bows

  • Author

    Ravina, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Machine Design, Univ. of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    24-26 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    49
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    The paper describes the result of a theoretical and experimental research activity oriented to the design and realization of a low-cost pneumatic unit able to drive bows in relative motion respect to strings in bowed musical instrument. Pneumatic technology reduces costs and the proportional control allows the flexible programming of motion laws. The unit is specifically conceived to support laboratory tests of interest of violin makers and researchers. Results of specific experiments are collected and discussed.
  • Keywords
    control engineering computing; motion control; musical instruments; pneumatic control equipment; proportional control; bowed musical instrument; bows motion; flexible programming; motion laws; pneumatronic unit; proportional control; violin makers; Bridges; Electronic mail; Fingers; Hair; Humans; Instruments; Nails; Robots; Testing; Timbre;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD), 2010 IEEE 19th International Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Budapest
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6885-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RAAD.2010.5524612
  • Filename
    5524612