Title :
Pneumatronic unit for motion of bows
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Machine Design, Univ. of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/RAAD.2010.5524612
