Animatronics is a cross between animation and electronics. What is Animatronics? Basically, an animatronics is a mechanized puppet. It may be preprogrammed or remotely controlled.

1. A
SEMINAR PRESENTATION
ON
ANIMATRONICS
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE
DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• SUBMITTED TO :
• Mr. SATYESH JHA
• Asst. Prof. (ME)
• PRESENTED BY:
• PANKAJ GOMTIWAL
• 12EVVME064

2.  CONTENTS:
 INTRODUCTION
 WHAT IS ANIMATRONICS
 PHYSICAL OVERVIEW
 FORMATION
 CONCLUSION
 APPLICATION

3.  WHAT IS ANIMATRONICS:
ANIMATIO
N
ELECTRONIC
S
ANIMATRONI
CS

4.  ANIMATRONICS:
ANIMATRONICS IS THE MECHANISED PUPPET,
IT MAY BE PROGRAMMED OR REMOTELY
CONTROLED.
 IT IS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION OF MOTION DUE
TO THE PHENOMENON OF PERSISTENCE OF
VISION.

5.  INTRODUCTION:
 THE CONCEPT WAS DEVELOPED FOR DISNEY STUDIOS USED IN
1954 FILM VERSION 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA.
 FIRST USED AUDIO ANIMATRONICS WAS FOR WALT DISNEY’S
ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM IN DISNEYLAND, WHICH OPEN IN JUNE
1963.
 WALT AND WED KNEW THAT THIS PNEUMATIC SYSTEM COULD
NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY HANDLE THEN DIGITAL PROGRAMING
WAS DEVISED.
 WAHTHEL AND MARK DEVELOPES “ARM LIFT ACTION”.

6.  WALT DISNEY’S ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM,
1963
FIRST USE OF AUDIO ANIMATRONICS
USING DIGITAL CONTROLS
TONES WERE RECORDED ON TO A TAPE. WHICH ON PLAYBACK CAUSE
A METAL REED TO VIBRATE.
THE VIBRATING REED WOULD CLOSE A CIRCUIT AND THUS OPERATE
A RELAY.
THE RELAY SENT A PULSE OF ENERGY TO THE FIGURES MECHANISM
WHICH WOULD CAUSE A PNEUMATIC VALVE TO OPERATE, WHICH
RESULTED IN THE ACTION LIKE THE OPENING OF BIRDS BEAK.

7.  ELECTRONICS:
 ELECTRONICS IS USED IN DOING PROGAMING OF THESE
ANIMATED STRUCTURES.
 IT IS DONE BY CONTROLLING THE VOLTAGE REGULATION.
 IT IS ALSO DONE BY EMBEDDED BY MICROCONTROLLER.

8.  PHYSICAL OVERVIEW:
 ANIMATRONICS PUPPET THAT IS ANIMATED BY MEANS OF
ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES.
 ACTUATORS ARE RESPOSNCIBLE FOR VARIOUS FACIAL
EXPRESSION.
ELECTRONICS AND SOFTWARE PROVIDES SYNCHRONIZATION
OF SOUND AND MOTION.

9.  FORMATION OF ANIMATRONICS:
STEP1: DESIGNING
STEP2: SCULPTING
STEP3: MOLD MAKING
STEP4: ARMATURE FABRICATION
STEP5: COSTUMING
STEP6: PROGRAMMING

10.  EVALUATION:
PUT IT ON PAPER.
BUILD A MAQUETTE (MINIATURE MODEL OR PRIMARY MODEL).
BUILD A FULL SIZE SCULPTURE.
CREATE A MOLD (FROM THE SCULPTURE) AND CAST THE BODY.
BUILD THE ANIMATRONIC COMPONENTS.
PUT IT ALL TOGRTHER.
TEST IT AND WORK OUT ANY BUGS.

11.  PUT IT ON PAPER

12.  DESIGNING:
CLIENT AND THE COMPANY DEVELOPING THE
ANIMATRONICS DECIDE WHAT THE CHARACTER WILL BE.
ITS APPEARANCE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOVES, QULITY OF
MOVES AND WHAT EACH OF THE SPECIFIC MOVE WILL BE.
BUDGET AND TIME LINE ETC.

13.  SCULPTING:
 COVERTING TWO DIMENTIONAL IDEAS IN TO THREE
DIMENTIONAL FORMS.
 THIS TEAM CAN WORK FROM PHOTOS ARTWORKS,VIDEOS,
MODEL, STATUETTES AND SIMILAR LIKENESSES.

14.  MOLD MAKING:
THIS DEPARTMENT CREATES THE MOLDS THAT WILL
ULTIMATLY PRODUCE THE CHARACTER SKINS.
MOLDS CAN BE SOFT OR HARD, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE PIECES,
AND REUSABLE OR NON-REUSABLE.
AFTER THE MOLD IS FINISHED AND CURED, IT IS READY JOR
SKIN MANIKG. FIBERGLASS SHELLS ARE USED TO FORM THE
BODY AND LIMB SHAPE.

15.  COSTUMING:
THE OUTPUT HAS TO ALLOW FOR EASY ACCES TO THE
CHARACTER’S OPERATING MECHANISMS. IT MUST LOOK
NORMAL AFTER MOVEMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE.
THE COSTUMES MUST BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HUNDREDS
OR THOUSANDS OF OPERATIONS. WITHOUT WEARING OUT AND
WITHOUT CAUSING THE SKIN AREAS (i.e. AROUND NECKS OR
WRISTS ) TO BREAKDOWN AS WELL.

16.  PROGRAMMING:
PROGRAMMING IS THE FINAL STEP, AND FOR SOME
ANIMATIONS IT IS THE MOST REWARDING. PROGRAMMING CAN
BE DONE EITHER AT THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY ORAT THE
FINAL INSTALLATION SITE.
IN PROGRAMMING, ALL THE INDIVIDUAL MOVES ARE
COORDINATED INTO COMPLEX ANIMATED ACTIONS AND IT
BRINGS “LIFE”.

17. 1. MECHANICAL 2.
ELECRONICAL
3. STRUCTURAL 4. SURFACE

18.  MAKING IT MOVE:
BASIC HEAD BODY
TONGUE AND SLIDE LEVERS
EYE JOYSTICK CONTROL
FRONT ARMS
CART/BODY
BREATHING
TAIL
BODY RAISE SLIDER

19.  CONCLUSION:
ANIMATRONICS HAS
NOW DEVELOPED
AS A CAREER
WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED TALENT
IN-
CONTROL
TECHNOLO
GY
ELECRICAL /
ELECTRONICS
MECHANICAL
ENGG.
SCULPTING
AND
CASTING
RADIO
CONTROL
AIR
BRUSHING

20.  APPLICATION:
USED IN ENTERTAINMENT AREA
USED IN CREATING SPECIAL EFFECT IN MOVIES
USED IN DISNEYLAND
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE

21. THANK YOU