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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for a wearable robotic upper body garment. In an embodiment, an upper body garment or apparatus comprises a shoulder saddle, one or more actuators, one or more flexible tendons, back torso section, front, torso section, torso wrap, and upper arm cuff. The shoulder saddle may be comprised of a yoke and one or more elevated shoulder sections. The one or more elevated shoulder sections may be comprised of a first elevated shoulder section. In an embodiment, the back torso and front torso sections may be structurally connected to the yoke. In an embodiment, the one or more actuators may be structurally connected to either said back torso section or front torso section. In an embodiment, the one or more flexible tendons may be operationally connected to a predetermined one or more actuators and an upper arm cuff. In an embodiment and during operations, the one or more actuators effectuate a pulling motion on one or more flexible tendons enabling or augmenting movement about an upper extremity joint.