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Patent No.:

US 11744764 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2018

Method and device for assisting walking

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jusuk Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Youngjin Park, Seoul, KR;

Keehong Seo, Seoul, KR;

Bokman Lim, Yongin-si, KR;

Jun-Won Jang, Seoul, KR;

Hyun Do Choi, Yongin-si, KR;

Seungyong Hyung, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:

HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Justine R Yu

Assistant Examiner:

Christopher E Miller

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 1/00 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5064 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5071 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5084 (2013.01); A61H 2230/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a method and device for assisting walking of a user that may receive a pressure value applied to a sole of a user from a pressure sensor, acquire acceleration information associated with a movement of the user from an acceleration sensor, determine a gait phase based on the pressure value and the acceleration information, determine an assist torque corresponding to the determined gait phase, and control a driver to output the assist torque.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lee, Jusuk. (2023). Method and device for assisting walking (U.S. Patent No. 11744764). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11744764

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