Facial Expression Synthesis for Entertainment Robots
by
Shalin Shodhan
Presented at L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
19th September, 2002
Abstract
In the first part, the paper reviews the current state of research in facial expression synthesis for entertainment robots. In the second part, a framework for autonomous facial expression synthesis is presented. A three dimensional simulation of an android head is presented as an implementation of the framework. Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (A.I.M.L.) based text stimulus and response are combined with OpenGL technology to create a simulated android head which synthesizes facial expressions according to the stimuli provided. Various applications and objectives of future work are enlisted in the third part and conclusions are drawn.
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