Computational design of linkage-based characters
US10437940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/17
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There are provided systems and methods for the computational design of linkage-based characters. The system including a display, a memory storing a software application, and a processor configured to execute the software application to display a linkage on the display, the linkage including a plurality of links and a plurality of motors, each of the plurality of links being connected to at least another of the plurality of links using one of the plurality of motors, receive a user input selecting a first link and a second link from the plurality of links and a motor from the plurality of motors, the motor being located between the first link and the second link, and generate an updated linkage by connecting the first link to the second link using a new link and replacing the motor with a pin.
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