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Data collection from living subjects and controlling an autonomous robot using the data

  • US 9,676,098 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2015
  • Issued: 06/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sensor apparatus for periodically gathering data from a living subject for use by an autonomous robot, the sensor apparatus comprising:

  • a covering material configured to cover at least a portion of the living subject, wherein the covering material includes a garment covering the entire body of the living subject, headgear, footwear, and gloves;

    one or more first sensors coupled to the covering material, wherein the one or more first sensors are at least one of an accelerometer, bend sensor, stretch sensor, pressure sensor, or proximity sensor, wherein the one or more first sensors can measure movements, bending, rotations, or angular displacement of the entire body of the living subject including arms, legs, joints, and extremities of the living subject in a controlled environment; and

    a data computing device connected to the one or more sensors, wherein the data computing device can periodically capture and save the data generated from the one or more first sensors in a data file on a storage medium, wherein the data can be retrieved from the storage medium and processed by another computing device for use by an autonomous robot in a manner such that the autonomous robot exhibits substantially the same movement or action, as exhibited by the living subject when the data was being captured, and wherein the another computing device can generate robot control signals for smooth operation performed by the autonomous robot, the another computing device configured to;

    process a first set of n consecutive time intervals of sensor data to compute a first time interval of robot control signals, wherein the first set of n consecutive time intervals of sensor data includes sensor data of i to n consecutive time intervals, andprocess a second set of n consecutive time intervals of sensor data to compute a second time interval of robot control signals, wherein the second set of n consecutive time intervals of sensor data includes sensor data of i+1 to n+1 consecutive time intervals,wherein i and n represent first and last consecutive time intervals, respectively, of the first set of n consecutive time intervals, and wherein i+1 and n+1 represent first and last consecutive time intervals, respectively, of the second set of n consecutive time intervals.

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