Exosuit system

US9403272B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SRI International · US

Inventors

• Roy D. Kornbluh · Palo Alto, US
• Alexander Steele Kernbaum · Sunnyvale, US
• Thomas P. Low · Belmont, US
• Katherine Goss Witherspoon · San Francisco, US
• Brian K. McCoy · Sunnyvale, US
• Adam Arnold Edward Ziemba · Menlo Park, US
• Paul Michael Birkmeyer · Palomar Park, US
• Richard Mahoney · Los Altos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2015
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49826
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible exosuit includes rigid and flexible elements configured to couple forces to a body of a wearer. Further, the flexible exosuit includes flexible linear actuators and clutched compliance elements to apply and/or modulate forces and/or compliances between segments of the body of the wearer. The flexible exosuit further includes electronic controllers, power sources and sensors. The flexible exosuit can be configured to apply forces to the body of the wearer to enable a variety of applications. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to augment the physical strength or endurance of the wearer. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to train the wearer to perform certain physical tasks. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to record physical activities of the wearer.