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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Marc S. Weinberg, Needham, MA (US);
Conrad Wall, Iii, Boston, MA (US);
Kathleen H. Sienko, Cambridge, MA (US);
Edward W. O'neil, Concord, MA (US);
Marc S. Weinberg, Needham, MA (US);
Conrad Wall, III, Boston, MA (US);
Kathleen H. Sienko, Cambridge, MA (US);
Edward W. O'Neil, Concord, MA (US);
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Among other things, a vestibular prosthesis includes a wearable motion sensing system, the motion sensing system generating a motion signal indicative of a motion thereof, wherein the motion includes rotation about two distinct axes; a signal processor in communication with the motion sensing system, the signal processor being configured to generate an estimate of a tilt of the motion sensing system; and an actuator responsive to the estimate of the tilt made by the signal processor.