WALKING ASSISTANCE ROBOT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE WALKING ASSISTANCE ROBOT
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1. A method of controlling movement of a walking assistance robot, the method comprising:
- collecting motion information by sensing or measuring a motion of at least one joint of the walking assistance robot;
determining a motion state of the at least one joint based on the sensed or measured motion of the at least one joint; and
controlling the movement of the walking assistance robot based on the determined motion state of the at least one joint.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a walking assistance robot and a method of controlling the walking assistance robot. The control method includes collecting motion information by sensing or measuring a motion of at least one joint, determining a motion state of the at least one joint based on the sensed or measured motion of the at least one joint, and controlling the walking assistance robot based on the determined motion state of the at least one joint.
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1. A method of controlling movement of a walking assistance robot, the method comprising:
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collecting motion information by sensing or measuring a motion of at least one joint of the walking assistance robot; determining a motion state of the at least one joint based on the sensed or measured motion of the at least one joint; and controlling the movement of the walking assistance robot based on the determined motion state of the at least one joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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21. A method of controlling movement of at least one joint of a walking assistance device, the method comprising:
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detecting motion of the at least one joint of the walking assistance device; determining a current walking stage of the walking assistance device based on the motion of the at least one joint, the current walking stage being one of a plurality of walking stages associated with a walking operation; and applying an assistance torque to a limb associated with the at least one joint based on the current walking stage. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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