Haptic Drumstick

I programmed a PHANTOM robotic arm to behave like a drumstick.

The stylus is the drumstick. In a special mode, the dynamics are modified in a physically intuitive manner so that playing drum rolls single-handedly is easy.

Video:

• Short version in MPEG format
• Long version in Quicktime format

Basic explanation using slides:

• E. Berdahl, B. Verplank, J. O. Smith III, and G. Niemeyer
  A Physically-Intuitive Haptic Drumstick,
  International Computer Music Conference,
  August 27-31, 2007 - Copenhagen, Denmark.

Paper containing more theory:

• E. Berdahl, B. Verplank, J. O. Smith III, and G. Niemeyer
  A Physically-Intuitive Haptic Drumstick,
  International Computer Music Conference,
  August 27-31, 2007 - Copenhagen, Denmark.

Websites for related conference papers:

• Active control of a vibrating string
  
• Active damping (ACTIVE 2006)
  
• Physical audio effects (DAFx 2006)
  

To Edgar Berdahl's Web Page

To Julius O. Smith III's Web Page