Patents Assigned to The Motion Factory
  • System and method for automatic motion generation
    Patent number: 6229552
    Abstract: We apply manipulation planning to computer animation. A new path planner is presented that automatically computes the collision-free trajectories for several cooperating arms to manipulate a movable object between two configurations. This implemented planner is capable of dealing with complicated tasks where regrasping is involved. We have demonstrated the capability of this planner to generate realistic human arm motions involved in the manipulation of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: The Motion Factory
    Inventors: Yoshihito Y. Koga, Jean-Claude Latombe