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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Stephen P. Buerger, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Neville Hogan, Sudbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen P. Buerger, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Neville Hogan, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 7/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing a controlled force to a dynamic system includes applying a force to a first actuator, transmitting the force from the first actuator to a second actuator through a closed fluid path containing a captured volume of fluid, and providing, via the second actuator, a controlled force to the dynamic system.