BIO

Hi, I am Courtney Pater. I was born and raised here in Tallahassee, FL. I am currently studying computer engineering and will hopefully get a master’s in mechanical engineering that will further my career in aerospace. I am also a part of the FSU marching chiefs and play the baritone when I am not doing schoolwork. I have always been fascinated in robotics and all the "what-if's" I grew up on. Naturally I was interested in a project that combined my two interests. I have worked with a very special team this past year who have pushed me to do my best and I have learned so much more than I thought I could in a lab for only one year. I am beyond grateful for everything my research instructor has taught me and am very interested in how this research may continue.

Teaching a robot to conduct a band

Abstract

Digit is a humanoid robot that was originally intended to deliver packages from the back of mail trucks, so its motor skills are rather adept. We are attempting to have Digit conduct music by analyzing video and coding a conducting pattern into the robot. Currently, we are working on analyzing the motion data for a simple 4/4 pattern. The direct next steps for our project are to optimize the controllers for this pattern, and to attempt to replicate it on a small scale such as one robotic arm. In the future, we would like to teach Digit more songs and eventually implement a machine learning aspect that allows Digit to conduct any song. In the meantime, we will continue to test control strategies to further optimize Digit’s current patterns.

Keywords: robotics,