Musical performance control apparatus for processing a user's swing motion with fuzzy inference or a neural network

A performance control apparatus comprising:

• sensor means for sensing a swing motion made by a human operator;
• detection means for detecting a characteristic point of the swing motion based on an output of the sensor means;
• discrimination means for discriminating a kind of the swing motion based on the output of the sensor means as well as an output of the detection means, wherein the kind of the swing motion is discriminated using a fuzzy inference process;
• and
• performance control means for controlling a manner of performance based on an output of the discrimination means.

A performance control apparatus comprising:

• sensor means for sensing a swing motion made by a human operator;
• detection means for detecting a characteristic point of the swing motion based on an output of the sensor means, wherein the characteristic point of the swing motion is detected using a neural network;
• and
• performance control means for controlling a manner of performance based on an output of the detection means.

A performance control apparatus comprising:

• sensor means for sensing a swing motion made by a human operator;
• detection means for detecting a characteristic point of the swing motion based on an output of the sensor means;
• discrimination means for discriminating a kind of the swing motion based on the output of the sensor means, wherein the kind of the swing motion is discriminated using a neural network;
• performance control information creating means for creating performance control information based on an output of the detection means as well as an output of the discrimination means;
• and
• performance control means for controlling a manner of performance based on the performance control information.

A performance control apparatus comprising:

• sensor means for sensing a swing motion of a baton which is swung by a human operator to conduct music;
• fuzzy analysis means for analyzing the swing motion of the baton based on an output of the sensor means so as to create performance control information in accordance with a fuzzy inference process, wherein the fuzzy inference process uses a plurality of fuzzy rules to discriminate a kind of the swing motion, so that the performance control information is created in response to the discriminated kind of the swing motion;
• and
• performance control means for controlling performance of the music based on the performance control information.

A performance control apparatus comprising:

• sensor means for sensing a swing motion of a baton which is swung by a human operator to conduct music;
• neural analysis means for analyzing the swing motion of the baton based on an output of the sensor means so as to create performance control information in accordance with a neural network, wherein a structure of the neural network is determined in advance to calculate probabilities with respect to the swing motion so that a kind of the swing motion is discriminated, and the performance control information is created in response to the discriminated kind of the swing motion;
• and
• performance control means for controlling performance of the music based on the performance control information.

A storage device storing programs and parameters which cause an electronic musical apparatus to execute a performance control method comprising the steps of:

• reading an output of sensor means which senses a swing motion of a baton which is swung by a human operator to conduct music;
• detecting a peak of the output of the sensor means in accordance with a peak detection process using a fuzzy inference process;
• discriminating a kind of the swing motion by effecting a fuzzy inference process on a result of the peak detection process;
• creating performance control information based on the discriminated kind of the swing motion;
• and
• controlling performance of the music based on the performance control information.

A storage device storing programs and parameters which cause an electronic musical apparatus to execute a performance control method comprising the steps of:

• reading an output of sensor means which senses a swing motion of a baton which is swung by a human operator to conduct music;
• detecting a peak of the output of the sensor means in accordance with a peak detection process using a neural network, wherein a structure of the neural network is determined in advance to calculate probabilities with respect to the swing motion;
• discriminating a kind of the swing motion under consideration of the probabilities calculated by the neural network;
• creating performance control information based on the discriminated kind of the swing motion;
• and
• controlling performance of the music based on the performance control information.