Position Control Using Pitch Feedback

A position control system utilizing pitch feedback is being developed. The system will be demonstrated on a robot playing a musical instrument called the theremin. Unlike previous research involving computationally intensive pitch sensors, we would like to explore the possibility of a control system using a pitch sensor with a low computation overhead. The robot is being improved upon to make its arms more effective in playing the theremin. One pitch sensor was developed, evaluated, and deemed to be lacking. An improved pitch sensor has been developed and is being evaluated. The revised pitch sensor will be generally applicable to student robot projects that involve music or other tonal feedback.