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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Hugh M. Herr, Somerville, MA (US);
Daniel Joseph Paluska, Somerville, MA (US);
Peter Dilworth, Brighton, MA (US);
Hugh M. Herr, Somerville, MA (US);
Daniel Joseph Paluska, Somerville, MA (US);
Peter Dilworth, Brighton, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Biomimetic Hybrid Actuators employed in biologically-inspired musculoskeletal architectures employ an electric motor for supplying positive energy to and storing negative energy from an artificial joint or limb, as well as elastic elements such as springs, and controllable variable damper components, for passively storing and releasing energy and providing adaptive stiffness to accommodate level ground walking as well as movement on stairs and surfaces having different slopes.