Better Drumming Through Calibration: Techniques for Pre-Performance Robotic Percussion Optimization

Jim Murphy, Ajay Kapur, and Dale Carnegie

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

A problem with many contemporary musical robotic percussion systems lies in the fact that solenoids fail to respond lin-early to linear increases in input velocity. This nonlinearity forces performers to individually tailor their compositions to specific robotic drummers. To address this problem, we introduce a method of pre-performance calibration using metaheuristic search techniques. A variety of such techniques are introduced and evaluated and the results of the optimized solenoid-based percussion systems are presented and compared with output from non-calibrated systems.

Citation

Jim Murphy, Ajay Kapur, and Dale Carnegie. 2012. Better Drumming Through Calibration: Techniques for Pre-Performance Robotic Percussion Optimization. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1180545

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Murphy2012,
 abstract = {A problem with many contemporary musical robotic percussion systems lies in the fact that solenoids fail to respond lin-early to linear increases in input velocity. This nonlinearity forces performers to individually tailor their compositions to specific robotic drummers. To address this problem, we introduce a method of pre-performance calibration using metaheuristic search techniques. A variety of such techniques are introduced and evaluated and the results of the optimized solenoid-based percussion systems are presented and compared with output from non-calibrated systems.},
 address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
 author = {Jim Murphy and Ajay Kapur and Dale Carnegie},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1180545},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {musical robotics, human-robot interaction},
 publisher = {University of Michigan},
 title = {Better Drumming Through Calibration: Techniques for Pre-Performance Robotic Percussion Optimization},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2012/nime2012_100.pdf},
 year = {2012}
}