Understand animatronic movements from "summary" of How to Draw Five Nights at Freddy's: an Afk Book by Scott Cawthon
Learning how to understand and draw the complex movements of animatronic characters can be a difficult task. This book provides helpful tips and tricks to help readers master the art of animatronic movements.- Animatronic movements are often representative of natural human motions, such as walking, running and dancing. Being able to understand how these robotic figures move can help in animating them for movies or video games.
- Programming animatronics requires experience and knowledge of robotics, but can produce some incredible results that can bring any animation to life. Specialized software can allow further edits and adjustments before activating them.
- Know your components; understand what each part does and how they interact with one another. Decide which electrical components to include, research different suppliers and buy the right equipment for the size and load your animatronic needs.
- Put yourself in the mind of a robotic character; try to imagine what kind of hardware and joint system would help them achieve the movement needed. This could involve technologies like hydraulic or pneumatic systems, servos, linear actuators, motors and more.
- Many animatronics have built-in sensors that inform the controller when the figure has been touched or moved. The use of sensors gives animatronics 'touch response' capabilities or can even protect them against damage.
- Motion capture (mocap) is an effective way to control directly all the joints of a robot and create lifelike sequenced abilities. Prerecorded data from creatures or humans can be used to teach the robot how to move as accurately as possible.
