Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2016, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 432-439.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2014.04.011

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Mechanical scheme design of a humanoid facial expressions robot

LU Kongbi, KE Xianxin, SHANG Yufeng   

  1. School of Mechatronics Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2014-09-11 Online:2016-08-30 Published:2016-08-30
  • Supported by:

    柯显信(1973—), 男, 副教授, 博士后, 研究方向为仿人机器人和人机情感交互等. E-mail: xxke@staff.shu.edu.cn

Abstract:

To give richer facial expressions to humanoid countenance robot therefore achieve more harmonious interaction with people, a mechanical design of humanoid expressions is proposed by analyzing the generation of basic expressions and muscle movements, providing a hardware platform support for further study. The robot head consists of the mechanisms of eyebrows, eyelids, eyeballs, and neck, as well as the mechanism of jaw for mastication movement. Their working principles are described in detail, and several design choices are compared. The choice of mechanical design is finally made, and the required further research is specified.

Key words: mechanical design,  affection ,  expression ,  human-robot interaction , humanoid countenance robot