Patent Review of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robotic Systems by Sensors and Actuation Systems Used

CF Pană, D Popescu, VM Rădulescu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robotic systems for lower limb rehabilitation are essential for improving patients' physical
conditions in lower limb rehabilitation and assisting patients with various locomotor …

The impact of COVID on lower-limb exoskeleton robotic system patents—A review

CF Pană, VM Rădulescu, DM Pătrașcu-Pană… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the field of physical rehabilitation, with the help of robotic systems that aid
the population of any age with locomotor difficulties, has been evolving rapidly. Several …

Slip detection using robotic limbs

K Blankespoor, A Perkins, M Da Silva - US Patent 9,618,937, 2017 - Google Patents
An example method may include i) determining a first distance between a pair of feet of a
robot at a first time, where the pair of feet is in contact with a ground Surface; ii) determining …

Leg collision avoidance in a robotic device

K Blankespoor - US Patent 9,446,518, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND As technology advances, various types of robotic devices are being created
for performing a variety of functions that may assist users. Robotic devices may be used for …

Auto-height swing adjustment

AD Perkins, K Blankespoor - US Patent 9,594,377, 2017 - Google Patents
An example implementation includes (i) receiving sensor data that indicates topographical
features of an environment in which a robotic device is operating,(ii) processing the sensor …

Determination of robotic step path

B Swilling - US Patent 9,586,316, 2017 - Google Patents
A method for determining a step path involves obtaining a reference step path for a robot
with at least three feet. The reference step path includes a set of spatial points on a surface …

Variable force exoskeleton hip joint

GA Barnes - US Patent 10,518,404, 2019 - Google Patents
An adjustable force exoskeleton hip joint system. The sys tem includes a hip joint. The hip
joint includes a first member rotatable about a hip joint rotation axis, the first member …

Slip detection for robotic locomotion

K Blankespoor, M Da Silva, A Perkins - US Patent 10,300,969, 2019 - Google Patents
An example method may include i) determining a first distance between a pair of feet of a
robot at a first time, where the pair of feet is in contact with a ground surface; ii) determining a …

Pneumatic electromyographic exoskeleton

CJ Maddry - US Patent 10,231,851, 2019 - Google Patents
The invention relates generally to a support structure for BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE
DRAWINGS a human body, and more particularly to an exoskeleton that uses …

Generalized coordinate surrogates for integrated estimation and control

G Nelson, B Stephens - US Patent 10,081,098, 2018 - Google Patents
A robotic device includes a control system. The control system receives a first measurement
indicative of a first distance between a center of mass of the machine and a first position in …