Android Makers Encyclopaedia: V

Here are the few specimen entries for the Android Makers Encyclopedia "V" topics:


     v An anthropometric point of the face used by Farkas to describe the geometry. This is the appears to be the very top of the head, measured height of a person. (See Farkas' Figure XIII-5.)

The coordinates of this point is; since the exact functions are not determined as of :

[0, mm, fnZ(v)]

WHERE:
     X=0 because of the centerline function or definition.

     fnY=mm because the top of the head is at the desired body overall height.

     fnZ(v) is a function using certain factors, among them being head depth calculations, measurements, or other determinations. The exact expression is undetermined as of . Since it is a tangent point, the tolerance could be quite liberal as compared to other points or functions.

    However, it is estimated and assumed that half of the head length ( g - op ) measurement is workable. If the head length can not be measured, it can be estimated using algebraic manipulations with the known or available measurements and the cephalic ratios.



     Vastus Externus; [Gray, p. 422], with the "internus," form the vasti. It is "the largest part of the Quadriceps extensor" and it is at the outer side of the thigh. This is of the outermost muscles and fascia of the middle layer of human muscles for androids. The upper end connection is complex, but the lower end's tendon attaches to the side of the patella.

     Vastus Internus; of the outermost muscles and fascia of the middle layer of human muscles for androids [Gray, p. 422], with the "externus," form the vasti. This is above the knee and inside of the lower thigh. The action of this muscle draws the patella inward and upward. This seems to be a relatively large muscle for the stated purpose.



VERMILLION OF THE LIPS

This seems to be the logical place for the discourse about your android's lips. The lips do not have a requirement to be the color vermillion; red; but if you make a feminine android, you certainly should consider putting in more of the appropriate color or hue than for a masculine android. Suggest using makeup for stage or evening purposes so that a "dolldroid" can be "stunning" for those events and "natural" for most of her daily activities. Ageing makes the lips appear near the same color as the remainder of the skin.

There is a reason that thisSee footnote 1 appearance affectation may be a topic before the final layer. The "vermillion of the lips" is skin without the epidermis. Therefore, making the lips is complete before the final layer of skin is applied; the lips are merely masked to prevent the application of the final skin layer.



     Vomer (a flat bone in the skull) does not have a direct equivalent in androtic construction. See Gray's page 95 for more details of human anatomy. The January 8, 1994, issue of Science News had an interesting article about a process that may make small sensors. Someday, a gang of these may be installed where a human's vomer is to provide a sense of smell.




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Footnote: 1    Teeth may be part of an earlier chapter or topic, especially if you elect a natural dentition.


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