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TERRAIN ADAPTIVE POWERED JOINT ORTHOSIS

  • US 20120259431A1
  • Filed: 01/23/2012
  • Published: 10/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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33. A powered human augmentation device for assisting a person walking on a surface, the device comprising:

  • a powered actuator for supplying to a joint at least one of an augmentation torque and an impedance comprising a linear spring component and a damping component; and

    a controller for (i) determining a phase of a gait cycle, (ii) estimating within the gait cycle a slope of the surface, and (iii) modulating the augmentation torque and the impedance based on the phase of the gait cycle and the estimated slope to provide at least a biomimetic response.

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