Project Summary | Project Information |
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Playing the vast majority of piano pieces without the use of both hands is impossible and retrofitting a piano to be a digital player piano is an expensive endeavor. This project is to design and build a replicable system that modifies an existing acoustic piano to be played by an automated system with the option of accompanying a pianist to play a duet or overcome a physical barrier. The applications of this project include giving amputees the ability to play piano pieces, providing a digital player piano that utilizes a mechanical keyboard, and providing a practice tool in general through the modification of tempo and ability to focus on certain parts of songs. The expected result is a marketable prototype with these features that can be installed in a modern piano more efficiently than current market options. With primary customer Ron Dufort, from Xerox, this project has high support. For an updated project description, click on the following link for the Project Readiness Package. |
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Team Members
Member | Role | Contact |
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Tyler LeGacy | Electrical Engineer | tkl1643@rit.edu |
Matthew Mack | Electrical Engineer | mlm2285@rit.edu |
Scott Porter | Electrical Engineer | slp2382@rit.edu |
Michael Riola | Project Manager | mjr4250@rit.edu |
Tim Doores | Mechanical Engineer | tjd4047@rit.edu |
Samraaj Singh Bath | Computer/Software Engineer | ssb6344@rit.edu |
Danny Buonocore | Computer/Software Engineer | dpb9747@g.rit.edu |
Ben Parnas | Electrical Engineer | blp4970@g.rit.edu |
Table of Contents
MSD I & II | MSD I | MSD II |
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Integrated System Build & Test |