Upper arm wearable exoskeleton
First Claim
1. An exoskeleton comprising:
- a first cuff adapted to be coupled to a lower portion of a user'"'"'s limb;
a second cuff adapted to be coupled to an upper portion of the user'"'"'s limb;
a third cuff adapted to be coupled the user'"'"'s body;
a first motor mounted on the third cuff and having a first motor output coupled to the first cuff;
a second motor mounted on the third cuff and having a second motor output coupled to the second cuff;
a third motor mounted on the third cuff and having a third motor output coupled to the first cuff; and
a processor operatively coupled to the first, second, and third motors and configured to transmit signals to manipulate the first cuff and the second cuff relative to the third cuff for enabling the first cuff and the second cuff to move the lower portion of the user'"'"'s limb and upper portion of the user'"'"'s limb,wherein the first motor and the third motor are configured to operatively pivot the lower portion of the user'"'"'s limb relative to the upper portion of the user'"'"'s limb about a joint.
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Abstract
An exoskeleton having a first cuff adapted to be coupled to a user'"'"'s lower limb is disclosed. The exoskeleton also includes a second cuff adapted to be coupled to the user'"'"'s upper limb and a third cuff adapted to be coupled to the user'"'"'s body. A first motor is mounted on the third cuff and has a first motor output coupled to the first cuff. A second motor is mounted on the third cuff and has a second motor output coupled to the second cuff. A processor is operatively coupled to the first and second motors to manipulate the first cuff and the second cuff relative to the third cuff such that the first cuff and the second cuff are able to move the user'"'"'s lower limb and upper limb. A method of operating the exoskeleton is also disclosed.
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10 Claims
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1. An exoskeleton comprising:
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a first cuff adapted to be coupled to a lower portion of a user'"'"'s limb; a second cuff adapted to be coupled to an upper portion of the user'"'"'s limb; a third cuff adapted to be coupled the user'"'"'s body; a first motor mounted on the third cuff and having a first motor output coupled to the first cuff; a second motor mounted on the third cuff and having a second motor output coupled to the second cuff; a third motor mounted on the third cuff and having a third motor output coupled to the first cuff; and a processor operatively coupled to the first, second, and third motors and configured to transmit signals to manipulate the first cuff and the second cuff relative to the third cuff for enabling the first cuff and the second cuff to move the lower portion of the user'"'"'s limb and upper portion of the user'"'"'s limb, wherein the first motor and the third motor are configured to operatively pivot the lower portion of the user'"'"'s limb relative to the upper portion of the user'"'"'s limb about a joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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