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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Jong Do Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Do Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
Gyung Rock Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Ji Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Bo Shim, Seoul, KR;
Tae Sin Ha, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 5/01 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method of controlling a wearable robot, the method including: measuring a ground reaction force (GRF) exerted on a wearer's soles; calculating a time variation rate of the measured GRF; measuring the wearer's knee joint angle; and detecting a time point at which the calculated time variation rate of the GRF and the measured knee joint angle cross each other.