Artificial body part control system using ultrasonic imaging
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1. A control system, comprising:
- at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to produce at least a temporal sequence of two-dimensional image ultrasound data of tissue associated with controlling individual movement of a plurality of artificial body parts; and
an image analyzer coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to;
generate, in real time, output signals adapted to control individual movement of one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts, by;
detecting, by executing an image-processing algorithm, a characteristic pattern of echogenicity and a characteristic pattern of echo texture, wherein the characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the characteristic pattern of echo texture indicate an origin and a magnitude of movement of a plurality of muscle tissues and a plurality of bones,generating, based on the detected characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the detected characteristic pattern of echo texture, image features corresponding to an intended activity comprising one or more movements of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts,comparing the image features to each of a plurality of reference image features associated with the movement of the plurality of muscle tissues involved with the intended activity,determining, based on the comparison, a best match for the intended activity, andgenerating, based on the best match, the output signals adapted to control individual movement of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts.
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Abstract
The artificial body part control system using ultrasonic imaging includes of an ultrasonic transducer coupled with an ultrasonic image analyzer which may be adapted to transmit a control signal to an artificial body part.
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1. A control system, comprising:
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at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to produce at least a temporal sequence of two-dimensional image ultrasound data of tissue associated with controlling individual movement of a plurality of artificial body parts; and an image analyzer coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to; generate, in real time, output signals adapted to control individual movement of one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts, by; detecting, by executing an image-processing algorithm, a characteristic pattern of echogenicity and a characteristic pattern of echo texture, wherein the characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the characteristic pattern of echo texture indicate an origin and a magnitude of movement of a plurality of muscle tissues and a plurality of bones, generating, based on the detected characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the detected characteristic pattern of echo texture, image features corresponding to an intended activity comprising one or more movements of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts, comparing the image features to each of a plurality of reference image features associated with the movement of the plurality of muscle tissues involved with the intended activity, determining, based on the comparison, a best match for the intended activity, and generating, based on the best match, the output signals adapted to control individual movement of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control system, comprising:
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at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to produce at least a temporal sequence of two-dimensional image ultrasound data of tissue associated with controlling individual movement of a plurality of artificial body parts; and an image analyzer coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to; generate, in real time, output signals adapted to control individual movement of one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts, by; detecting, by executing an image-processing algorithm, a characteristic pattern of echogenicity and a characteristic pattern of echo texture, wherein the characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the characteristic pattern of echo texture indicate an origin and a magnitude of movement of a plurality of muscle tissues and a plurality of bones, generating, based on the detected characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the detected characteristic pattern of echo texture, image features corresponding to an intended activity comprising one or more movements of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts, wherein the image features comprise one or more of an intensity of movement of the plurality of muscle tissues and the plurality of bones, a rate of movement of the plurality of muscle tissues and the plurality of bones, or a duration of movement of the plurality of muscle tissues and the plurality of bones, comparing the image features to each of a plurality of reference image features associated with the movement of the plurality of muscle tissues and the plurality of bones involved with the intended activity, determining, based on the comparison, a best match for the intended activity, and generating, based on the best match, the output signals adapted to control individual movement of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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producing at least a temporal sequence of two-dimensional image ultrasound data of tissue associated with controlling individual movement of a plurality of artificial body parts; detecting a characteristic pattern of echogenicity and a characteristic pattern of echo texture, wherein the characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the characteristic pattern of echo texture indicate an origin and a magnitude of movement of a plurality of muscle tissues, generating, based on the detected characteristic pattern of echogenicity and the detected characteristic pattern of echo texture, image features corresponding to an intended activity comprising one or more movements of one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts, wherein the image features corresponding to the intended activity comprise one or more of an intensity of movement of the plurality of muscle tissues, a rate of movement of the plurality of muscle tissues, or a duration of movement of the plurality of muscle tissues, comparing the image features to each of a plurality of reference image features associated with the movement of the plurality of muscle tissues involved with the intended activity, determining, based on the comparison, a best match for the intended activity, and generating in real time, based on the best match, output signals adapted to control individual movement of the one or more of the plurality of artificial body parts. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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