SMART CANE WITH EXTENSIONS FOR NAVIGATING STAIRS
First Claim
1. A walking aid comprising:
- a linear rod having a first end and a second end;
a hand grip disposed in proximity to the first end of the linear rod;
two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet at the second end of the linear rod, wherein at least one of the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet has two or more telescoping segments;
at least one sensor configured to detect a parameter of a walking surface in proximity to the second end of the linear rod; and
a controller including a microprocessor and circuitry, the controller operably coupled to the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet and the at least one sensor and including circuitry configured to receive information regarding the detected parameter of the walking surface from the at least one sensor and circuitry configured to actuate at least one of the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet in response to the information regarding the detected parameter of the walking surface.
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Abstract
Devices and systems are described including a walking aid including a linear rod having a first end and a second end, a hand grip disposed in proximity to the first end of the linear rod, two or more extendable and retractable self-leveling load-bearing feet at the second end of the linear rod, at least one sensor configured to detect a parameter of a walking surface in proximity to the second end of the linear rod, and a controller including a microprocessor and circuitry, the controller operably coupled to the two or more extendable and retractable self-leveling load-bearing feet and the at least one sensor, and including circuitry configured to receive information regarding the detected parameter of the walking surface from the at least one sensor and circuitry configured to actuate at least one of the two or more extendable and retractable self-leveling load-bearing feet in response to the information regarding the detected parameter of the walking surface.
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69 Claims
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1. A walking aid comprising:
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a linear rod having a first end and a second end; a hand grip disposed in proximity to the first end of the linear rod; two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet at the second end of the linear rod, wherein at least one of the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet has two or more telescoping segments; at least one sensor configured to detect a parameter of a walking surface in proximity to the second end of the linear rod; and a controller including a microprocessor and circuitry, the controller operably coupled to the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet and the at least one sensor and including circuitry configured to receive information regarding the detected parameter of the walking surface from the at least one sensor and circuitry configured to actuate at least one of the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet in response to the information regarding the detected parameter of the walking surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 38, 69)
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40. A system, comprising:
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a walking aid including a linear rod having a first end and a second end; a hand grip disposed in proximity to the first end of the linear rod; two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet at the second end of the linear rod; at least one receiver; and a controller attached to the linear rod and operably coupled to the at least one receiver and to the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet; and a remote signaling device in wireless communication with the at least one receiver of the walking aid, the remote signaling device configured to transmit a signal, wherein the at least one receiver is configured to receive the signal from the remote signaling device and configured to transform the signal into information regarding a location of the walking aid in an environment, wherein the controller includes circuitry configured to actuate at least one of the two or more extendable and retractable load-bearing feet based on the information regarding the location of the walking aid in the environment; and wherein the controller includes circuitry configured to correlate the information regarding the location of the walking aid in the environment with a map of the environment. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68)
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