Patent Document ID: 8368700
Application ID: 11958163
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for specifying an animatronics unit: receiving a force-based software model for the animatronics unit; receiving a kinematics-based software model for the animatronics unit; receiving animation data for animating the kinematics-based software model, wherein the animation data comprises artistically determined motions for the kinematics-based software model by a user; determining a plurality of driving signals in response to the animation data; animating the force-based software model of the animatronics unit in response to the plurality of driving signals; displaying animation of the force-based software model determined in response to the plurality of driving signals; receiving compensation data from the user, in response to the animation of the force-based software model; determining a plurality of modified driving signals in response to the animation of the force-based software model and in response to the compensation data; animating the force-based software model in response to the plurality of modified driving signals; displaying animation of the force-based software model in response to the plurality of modified driving signals; and determining a specification for construction of the animatronics unit in response to animation of the force-based software model.