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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Keehong Seo, Seoul, KR;
Youngjin Park, Seoul, KR;
Jusuk Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyundo Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Seungyong Hyung, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/112 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/6828 (2013.01); A61B 5/6829 (2013.01); A61B 5/7267 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61H 1/0262 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5084 (2013.01); A61H 2205/10 (2013.01); A61H 2230/625 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assisting walking of a user is provided. Information related to a motion of a user wearing a walking assistance apparatus is measured by an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a gait phase of the user corresponding to the measured information is predicted using data learned in advance through machine learning, an assistance torque to be provided to the user is determined based on the predicted gait phase, and a driver is controlled to output the assistance torque.