WALKING INTENTION DETECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A walking intention detection device of a walker, comprising:
- a lower wearing part into which a walker'"'"'s foot is inserted;
an upper wearing part disposed over the lower wearing part to cover a top of a foot and a heel of a walker; and
a tension sensor disposed between the lower wearing part and the upper wearing part and configured to measure a force delivered to the lower wearing part and the upper wearing part in response to a walking motion.
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Abstract
A walking intention detection device and a system and a method thereof are provided. The walking intention detection device includes a lower wearing part into which a walker'"'"'s foot is inserted and an upper wearing part disposed over the lower wearing part to cover a top of a foot and a heel of a walker. A tension sensor is disposed between the lower wearing part and the upper wearing part and is configured to measure a force delivered to the lower wearing part and the upper wearing part in response to a walking motion. In addition, a walking intention is detected when the wearable robot is used to provide the stability of the walking operation, thereby improving the marketability and convenience and the walking performance of the wearable robot is increased by the simplified mechanism, thereby creating the higher efficiency at the low costs.
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1. A walking intention detection device of a walker, comprising:
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a lower wearing part into which a walker'"'"'s foot is inserted; an upper wearing part disposed over the lower wearing part to cover a top of a foot and a heel of a walker; and a tension sensor disposed between the lower wearing part and the upper wearing part and configured to measure a force delivered to the lower wearing part and the upper wearing part in response to a walking motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A walking intention detection system of a walker, comprising:
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a memory configured to store program instructions; and a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to; sense and measure tension information in a wearing part into which a walker'"'"'s foot is inserted using a tension sensor; amplify the tension information into a signal; detect a walking intention using the amplified signal; and operate a robot in response to the detected walking intention.
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11. A walking intention detection method of a walker, comprising:
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sensing and measuring, by a controller, tension information in a wearing part into which a walker'"'"'s foot is inserted using a tension sensor; and operating, by the controller, a robot based on the detected tension information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that sense and measure tension information in a wearing part into which a walker'"'"'s foot is inserted using a tension sensor; program instructions that amplify the tension information into a signal; program instructions that detect a walking intention using the amplified signal; and program instructions that operate a robot in response to the detected walking intention.
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