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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Decastro, Arlington, MA (US);
Soon Ho Kong, Arlington, MA (US);
Nikos Arechiga Gonzalez, San Mateo, CA (US);
Frank Permenter, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dennis Park, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0103 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0173 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1659 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2230/625 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a powered, robotic exoskeleton, or exosuit, for a user's limbs and body are provided. The exosuit may be equipped with airbag devices mounted at various locations on the suit. The exosuit may include on-board computing equipment that can sense, compute control commands in real-time, and actuate limbs and airbags to restore stability (fall prevention) and minimize injuries due to falls, should they happen (fall protection).