Dynamic mechanical skin structures for animatronic figures
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsAlfredo Medina Ayala, Joel Jason Peavy, Bryan S. Tye, David Powell Goldberg
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Abstract
An animatronic may include a shell, a skin coupled to the shell, and an actuator configured to selectively create a deformation of the skin, wherein the deformation is configured to complement content projected onto the skin. The skin may cover the shell. The actuator may be mechanically coupled to the skin. The actuator may move the skin to change a topography of the skin to mimic a facial expression. The skin may define a continuous projection surface. A projector may project content onto the projection surface.
Claims20
An animatronic comprising:
- a shell;
- a skin coupled to the shell;
- and
- an actuator configured to selectively create a deformation of the skin, wherein the deformation is configured to complement content projected onto the skin.
An animatronic comprising:
- a shell;
- a skin covering the shell;
- and
- an actuator system configured to move the skin to change a topography of the skin to mimic a facial expression.
A robotic system comprising:
- a shell;
- a skin coupled to the shell and defining a continuous projection surface;
- a projector configured to project content onto the continuous projection surface;
- and
- an actuator system mechanically coupled to the skin and configured to selectively create a deformation of the skin that complements the content projected onto the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.