Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Keehong Seo

Bokman Lim

Jusuk Lee

Seungyong Hyung

Youngjin Park

Youngbo Shim

Kyung-Rock Kim

Byung-Kwon Choi

Jun-Won Jang

Youn Baek Lee

Jongwon Lee

Taesin Ha

Sunghwan Ahn

Jungsik Hwang

Hyun Do Choi

Byungjune Choi

Younbaek Lee

Hyundo Choi

Kyungrock Kim

A wearable device and an exercise support method performed by the wearable device are disclosed. The exercise support method includes receiving exercise setting information associated with a lower body muscle that is selected by a user input, determining a torque profile to be applied to the wearable device based on the received exercise setting information, and operating an actuator of the wearable device based on the determined torque profile.

Wearable device and exercise support method performed by the wearable device

An exercise assist method includes receiving a user input signal comprising exercise setting information from an external device; measuring, based on the user input signal, a joint angle of a hip joint of a user wearing an exercise assist device configured to assist a user in performing a leg movement; and controlling torque of the exercise assist device to be applied to a leg of the user based on the measured joint angle and the exercise setting information.

Method and device with exercise assistance

A method and apparatus for helping a user walk may verify whether the user is in a standing state and calculate a torque that controls balance of the user, and an assistance force for controlling balance may be provided for the user based on the torque generated by an actuator.

Method and apparatus for controlling balance

A wearable apparatus recognizes an exercise move of a user based on motion information of the user, determines torque reference information based on a result of the recognizing, determines torque command information based on the determined torque reference information and a predetermined factor, and outputs a torque based on the determined torque command information.

Wearable apparatus and operating method thereof

A method and apparatus for assisting walking of a user is provided. Information related to a motion of a user wearing a walking assistance apparatus is measured by an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a gait phase of the user corresponding to the measured information is predicted using data learned in advance through machine learning, an assistance torque to be provided to the user is determined based on the predicted gait phase, and a driver is controlled to output the assistance torque.

Walking assistance method and apparatus

Provided is an assisting torque setting apparatus and method, wherein the apparatus is configured to calculate an evaluation value of at least one index based on gait data of a user, set a stable assisting torque based on the evaluation value, set a basic assisting torque corresponding to a gait motion of the user based on the gait data, and set a final assisting torque based on the stable assisting torque and the basic assisting torque.

Assisting torque setting method and apparatus

An torque pattern adjustment apparatus including a display configured to display a first torque pattern corresponding to a gait cycle, and a generator configured to generate a second torque pattern by adjusting at least a portion of the first torque pattern in response to a reception of an input, and a torque pattern adjustment method using the same may be provided. The first torque pattern may be applied to a joint of a user.

Torque pattern adjustment apparatus and method for adjusting torque pattern using the same

A balance training method using a wearable device, and the wearable device are disclosed. The balance training method using the wearable device configured to provide a walking assist function includes executing a balance training mode of the wearable device and supplying an irregular pattern torque to an actuator of the wearable device at a time point or in a time period in the balance training mode.

Balance training method using wearable device and the wearable device

Provided is a method and device for assisting walking of a user that may receive a pressure value applied to a sole of a user from a pressure sensor, acquire acceleration information associated with a movement of the user from an acceleration sensor, determine a gait phase based on the pressure value and the acceleration information, determine an assist torque corresponding to the determined gait phase, and control a driver to output the assist torque.

Method and device for assisting walking

A walking assistance method and/or apparatuses configured to perform same are provided. A state variable may be defined based on a result obtained by measuring a gait motion of a user, and a torque profile may be generated based on the defined state variable, a gain and a delay. The generated torque profile may correspond to a torque profile to assist the gait motion, or a torque profile to provide a resistance to the gait motion.

Walking assistance method and apparatuses

A control method and apparatus for a turning walking receives sensor information, recognizes a turning walking of a user based on the sensor information, and adjusts at least one control parameter to assist the turning walking.

Control method and control apparatus for turning walking

A walking assistance method may include measuring a current gait motion of a user, defining a state variable based on the current gait motion, setting a delay that is a feedback element for the state variable, and generating a torque profile based on the state variable and the delay.

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Keehong Seo