Exoskeleton system, control device, and method

US11697201B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART · DE

Inventors

• Joerg Siegert · Graz, AT
• Urs Schneider · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 11, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/40305
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An exoskeleton system includes a first exoskeleton unit configured to support a first body part, a second exoskeleton unit configured to support a second body part, and a control device. The first exoskeleton unit and the second exoskeleton unit are mechanically decoupled from each other. The control device is configured to control, based on a control model, at least one of the first exoskeleton unit and the second exoskeleton unit. The control model is based on a multibody system that models the first exoskeleton unit, the second exoskeleton unit, and at least one of the first body part and the second body part.