Method, apparatus and system for automation of body weight support training (bwst) of biped locomotion over a treadmill using a programmable stepper device (psd) operating like anexoskeleton drive system from a fixed base
CA 2381887 A1 · Owner: California Institute Of Technology · Inventors: Harkema, Susan; Bejczy, Antal; Edgerton, V. Reggie
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A robotic exoskeleton (101, 102, 103, 104) and a control system (115) for driving the robotic exoskeleton, including a method for making and using the robotic exoskeleton and its control system (115). The robotic exoskeleton has sensors (111, 112, 113, 114) embedded in it which provide feedback to the control system. Feedback is used from the motion of the legs themselves as , they deviate from a normal gait, to provide corrective pressure and guidance. The position versus time is sensed and compared to a normal gait profile. Various normal profiles are obtained based on studies of the population for age, weight, height and other variables.
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