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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2018
Bogdan I. Epureanu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Ward, Superior Township, MI (US);
Himanshu Saxena, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmut Mert Egilmez, Plymouth, MI (US);
Bogdan I. Epureanu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Ward, Superior Township, MI (US);
Himanshu Saxena, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmut Mert Egilmez, Plymouth, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method includes disposing a plurality of actuators about a subject, each actuator being configured to generate a respective vibration signal, each vibration signal applying a normal force to the subject, and controlling the plurality of actuators such that the respective vibration signal of each actuator of the plurality has a respective vibration characteristic. Each actuator is oriented such that the respective vibration signal propagates along a longitudinal axis of the subject for stimulation of the subject remote from the plurality of actuators.