Motor learning and rehabilitation using tactile feedback
First Claim
1. A process for motor learning, for teaching motion, or for rehabilitation of a student, the student having a motor sensory system, the process comprisingcoupling one or more transducers to the student around at least one joint, the transducers for providing kinesthetic sensations to the student through its motor sensory systemsensing the motion of the at least one jointcomparing the sensed motion to a desired motionderiving tactile control signals from a difference between the sensed motion and the desired motionusing the tactile control signals to control operation of the transducers to guide the student to replicate the desired motion.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a process for motor learning, for teaching motion, or for rehabilitation of a student, the student having a motor sensory system. Plural transducers may be coupled around at least one joint of a student, the transducers for providing kinesthetic sensations to the student through its motor sensory system. Tactile control signals may be provided to control operation of the transducers to guide motions of the student.
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18 Claims
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1. A process for motor learning, for teaching motion, or for rehabilitation of a student, the student having a motor sensory system, the process comprising
coupling one or more transducers to the student around at least one joint, the transducers for providing kinesthetic sensations to the student through its motor sensory system sensing the motion of the at least one joint comparing the sensed motion to a desired motion deriving tactile control signals from a difference between the sensed motion and the desired motion using the tactile control signals to control operation of the transducers to guide the student to replicate the desired motion.
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10. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising
receiving data representative of a motion of at least one joint of a student comparing the received data to data representative of a desired motion deriving tactile control signals based on a difference between the data representative of a motion of at least one joint of the student and the data representative of a desired motion providing tactile control signals to control the operation of plural vibrotactile devices disposed on a garment worn by the student to guide motions of the student to replicate the desired motion.
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12. A method for teaching a motor skill to a student, comprising:
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sensing a movement of the student performing the motor skill, comparing the movement of the student to a prerecorded movement of an expert performing the motor skill, providing tactile feedback to the student to guide the student to replicate the movement of the expert by providing control signals to one or more tactile transducers embedded in a garment worn by the student, the control signals derived from a difference between the sensed movement of the student and the prerecorded movement of the expert. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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