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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Adam Zoss, Berkeley, CA (US);
Katherine Strausser, Berkeley, CA (US);
Tim Swift, Albany, CA (US);
Russ Angold, American Canyon, CA (US);
Jon Burns, Oakland, CA (US);
Dylan Fairbanks, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, Oakland, CA (US);
Adam Zoss, Berkeley, CA (US);
Katherine Strausser, Berkeley, CA (US);
Tim Swift, Albany, CA (US);
Russ Angold, American Canyon, CA (US);
Jon Burns, Oakland, CA (US);
Homayoon Kazerooni, Berkeley, CA (US);
Dylan Fairbanks, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, Oakland, CA (US);
Ekso Bionics, Inc., Richmond, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A powered exoskeleton configured to be coupled to lower limbs of a person is controlled to impart a movement desired by the person. The intent of the person is determined by a controller based on monitoring at least one of: positional changes in an arm portion of the person, positional changes in a head of the person, an orientation of a walking aid employed by the person, a contact force between a walking aid employed by the person and a support surface, a force imparted by the person on the walking aid, a force imparted by the person on the walking aid, a relative orientation of the exoskeleton, moveable components of the exoskeleton and the person, and relative velocities between the exoskeleton, moveable components of the exoskeleton and the person.