Patent ID: 9190036
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G10D,G10H

Abstract:
1. An electro-mechanically assisted drum pedal apparatus controlled by a foot, said apparatus comprising: a foot pedal configured to produce an on-the-fly variable electronic signal, a computer, said computer electrically connected to said foot pedal, an actuator, said actuator electrically connected to said computer, said actuator configured generate a mechanical force in response to said electronic signals from said foot pedal, said actuator including a beater configured to strike a drum, said computer including a non-transitory computer readable medium coded with instructions and executed by a processing unit to activate a selected one of a plurality of predetermined algorithms in response to changes in the on-the-fly variable electronic signal produced from said foot pedal, each said algorithm defining a distinctive rhythmic pattern and tempo to be implemented by said actuator, further including a sensor configured to measure at least one of a frequency and magnitude of a force applied through said foot pedal, said foot pedal having an upper end, said sensor disposed adjacent said upper end of said foot pedal.