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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Homayoon Kazerooni, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, Oakland, CA (US);
Russdon Angold, American Canyon, CA (US);
Kurt Amundson, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jon William Burns, Richmond, CA (US);
Adam Zoss, Berkeley, CA (US);
Homayoon Kazerooni, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, Oakland, CA (US);
Russdon Angold, American Canyon, CA (US);
Kurt Amundson, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jon William Burns, Richmond, CA (US);
Adam Zoss, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ekso Bionics, Inc., Richmond, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
An exoskeleton configured to be coupled to a person includes an exoskeleton trunk and leg supports adapted to contact the ground. Hip torque generators extend between the exoskeleton trunk and respective leg supports. A load holding mechanism is rotatably coupled to the exoskeleton trunk, preferably via over-shoulder members configured to support a load in front of the person. In use, hip torque generators create torque between the exoskeleton trunk and respective leg supports in the stance phase, wherein at least one torque generator is configured to create a first torque between the exoskeleton trunk and one of the first and second leg supports in the stance phase opposing a second torque generated on the exoskeleton by a weight of the load. Load bearing sensors may be utilized to determine the torque generated by the load and communicate with a controller to control power to the torque generators.