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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael J. Daley, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Zhen Sun, Allston, MA (US);
Andrew J. Kuusisto, Greenville, NH (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for augmenting the motion of a person includes an assistance apparatus with a first attachment for connecting the assistance apparatus to a first point on the person's body, a second attachment for connecting the apparatus to a second point on the person's body, an actuator for applying force between the first and second attachment points, the force augmenting motion of a part of the body, and a set of sensors detecting reaction force on the person's body when moving in the manner that the actuator augments. A control system implements a negative feedback loop, in which the force applied by the actuator is based on a weighted sum of measurements from the sensors, and is updated continuously based on the sensor measurements.