Motion Simulation of a Violin-Player Robotic Left Hand

Abstract

In this paper a Matlab© application software is presented to simulate motions of the left hand of a violin-player robot. The presented application is a platform with functions that allows the user to analyze the efficacy of motions based on indices of performance applied to the fingers of the hand. Furthermore, the software includes tools to assess the ability of the whole hand for playing a song. The user can appreciate the motions of the hand and fingers by animating them and hearing the gotten simulated sounds of the violin. The programming of motions is achieved by using a friendly graphic user interface based on the violin's diapason.