Swinging leg pendulum movement aid for walking, and assistance force control method
US10028881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2201/5069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A swinging leg pendulum movement aid for walking including a pair of assisting units for a left leg and a right leg each having a drive source for applying a pulling force to an auxiliary force transmission part, a joint angle sensor for detecting a joint angle of user's hip joints, and a control member for driving the drive sources of the respective assisting units corresponding to changes in the joint angle and applying an assistance force in a forward swinging direction to the swinging leg that kicked off a ground so as to aid a pendulum movement of the swinging leg.
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