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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jusuk Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyung-Rock Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Keehong Seo, Seoul, KR;
Bokman Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun-Won Jang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/1038 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/4023 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 2/70 (2013.01); A61B 5/1036 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/6831 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5038 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1628 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1671 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5071 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5084 (2013.01); A61H 2205/088 (2013.01); A61H 2205/106 (2013.01); A61H 2230/625 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.