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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
XiaoYi Huang, Union City, CA (US);
George Ho Yin Mak, Fremont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for a gyroscopic precession engine for wearable devices. In an embodiment, a wearable device comprises: a support structure including at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the support structure to a human body part; at least one gyroscopic precession engine coupled to the support structure, the gyroscopic precession engine, comprising: a first motor configured to rotate a wheel mount at a first angular velocity; at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the wheel mount and configured to spin at a second angular velocity different than the first angular velocity; a second motor configured to spin the wheel at the second angular velocity; and at least one motor controller coupled to the first motor and the second motor, the at least one motor controller configured to rotate the wheel mount at the first angular velocity and spin the wheel at the second angular velocity, thereby producing a torque in a desired direction.