Virtual prosthetic limb system
US9271660B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/764
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for configuring a prosthetic limb for use by a living being is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to receive a control signal generated in response to a command from the living being and to generate a plurality of virtual bodies on a display including members of a virtual prosthetic limb and at least one virtual object. The ECU is further configured to control movement of at least one member of the virtual limb responsive to the control signal, to determine a contact force between first and second virtual bodies of the plurality of virtual bodies upon engagement between the first and second bodies caused by movement of one of the one member of the virtual limb and the at least one virtual object and to adjust a position of at least one of the first and second bodies responsive to the contact force.
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