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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Wojciech Matusik, Lexington, MA (US);
Antonio Torralba, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael J. Foshey, Quincy, MA (US);
Wan Shou, Allston, MA (US);
Yiyue Luo, Cambridge, MA (US);
Pratyusha Sharma, Cambridge, MA (US);
Yunzhu Li, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tomas Palacios, Belmont, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for estimating 3D poses of a subject based on tactile interactions with the ground. Test subject interactions with the ground are recorded using a sensor system along with reference information (e.g., synchronized video information) for use in correlating tactile information with specific 3D poses, e.g., by training a neural network based on the reference information. Then, tactile information received in response to a given subject interacting with the ground can be used to estimate the 3D pose of the given subject directly, i.e., without reference to corresponding reference information. Certain exemplary embodiments use a sensor system in the form of a pressure sensing carpet or mat, although other types of sensor systems using pressure or other sensors can be used in various alternative embodiments.