Chapter 3
Building an Animatronic Prop Controller
IN THIS CHAPTER
Considering control requirements for animatronic props
Looking at microcontroller products from EFX-TEK
Examining programming requirements for relay control
Investigating programming requirements for sound control
Responding to a motion detector
A complete program for a scary jack-in-the-box prop
Animatronics refers to the technology used to create automated puppets that move by themselves. The movements are provided by mechanical means such as motors, servos, compressed air, or pneumatics. Animatronic puppets are usually controlled by microprocessors.
My fascination with animatronics started at a very young age when I first visited Disneyland as a child and was mesmerized by three of the most amazing things I had ever seen: Enchanted Tiki Room, filled with marvelous robotic birds that sang and told jokes; Pirates of ...
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