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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Claudio V. Di Leo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark F. Costello, Atlanta, GA (US);
Benjamin Leon, Atlanta, GA (US);
Julian Jose Rimoli, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael B. Ward, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A leg mechanism includes an articulated leg system (), a passive device () and a cable (). The articulated leg system () has a leg portion (). The passive device () is coupled to the articulated leg system and is configured to apply a first force to a portion thereof. The cable () is coupled to the articulated leg system () and is configured to apply a second force, in opposition to the first force, to a portion thereof. When the cable () is drawn away from the articulated leg system (), the second force moves the leg portion () in a first direction. When tension is released from the cable (), the passive device () exerts the first force so as to move the leg portion () a second direction that is opposite the first direction.