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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Universidade Da Coruña, A Coruña, ES;
Universitat Politècnica DE Catalunya, Barcelona, ES;
Universidad DE Extremadura, Badajoz, ES;
Urbano Lugrís Armesto, A Coruña, ES;
Javier Cuadrado Aranda, A Coruña, ES;
Josep Maria Font Llagunes, Barcelona, ES;
Daniel Clos Costa, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco Javier Alonso Sánchez, Badajoz, ES;
Francisco Romero Sánchez, Badajoz, ES;
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA, Barcelona, ES;
UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUÑA, A Coruña, ES;
UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA, Badajoz, ES;
Abstract
The invention relates to a system to assist walking in spinal cord injured people, who preserve hip flexion capacity, comprising a pair of KAFO-type orthoses with: (a) an angular actuator () in each knee; (b) an orientation and acceleration sensor () on each leg; (c) a power supply and control system () to which all the sensors and actuators are connected; (d) a control algorithm deciding when to flex or extend the knee depending on the walking cycle, using information from the sensors.