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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rini Sherony, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Toyota, JP;
Jason Brink, Brazil, IN (US);
Qiang Yi, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for repetitive use in automotive testing includes a body. The body includes a torso and a pair of legs. Each leg includes an upper portion and a lower portion pivotably connected to each other. An upper drive pivotably drives the upper portion of each of the pair of legs about a first pivot point disposed on a bottom portion of the torso. A lower drive pivotably drives the upper portion with respect to a corresponding lower portion of the leg. The upper drive and lower drive working in concert to articulate the upper and lower portions of the leg to replicate a pedaling motion.