Apparatus for gait training

An apparatus for gait training, the apparatus comprising:

• a movable base comprising a left movable base and a right movable base,
• a left drive unit for moving the left movable base,
• a right drive unit for moving the right movable base,
• an arm arrangement extending from the movable base,
• a harness connected to the arm arrangement with a first strap or rope,
• a weight support system provided at the movable base to enable a person to be at least partially suspended from above via said arm arrangement and the harness,
• a movement detector to detect a movement of the person in a movement direction, and
• a control unit adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit in response to a movement of the person detected by the movement detector,
• wherein the control unit is adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit such that the movable base follows the person in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to the movement direction of the person,
• wherein the arm arrangement comprises two side arms reaching into a plane extending from a common axis of the left drive unit and the right drive unit for providing the harness in a vicinity of said plane below the side arms, wherein said plane is essentially oriented uprightly,
• wherein the connection between the movable base and the arm arrangement comprises a telescoping arrangement for at least one extension selected from the group consisting of a vertical extension and a horizontal extension.

An apparatus for gait training, the apparatus comprising:

• a movable base comprising a left movable base and a right movable base,
• a left drive unit for moving the left movable base,
• a right drive unit for moving the right movable base,
• an arm arrangement extending from the movable base,
• a harness connected to the arm arrangement with a first strap or rope,
• a weight support system provided at the movable base to enable a person to be at least partially suspended from above via said arm arrangement and the harness,
• a movement detector to detect a movement of the person in a movement direction, and
• a control unit adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit in response to a movement of the person detected by the movement detector,
• wherein the control unit is adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit such that the movable base follows the person in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to the movement direction of the person,
• wherein the arm arrangement comprises two side arms reaching into a plane extending from a common axis of the left drive unit and the right drive unit for providing the harness in a vicinity of said plane below the side arms, wherein said plane is essentially oriented uprightly,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises a second strap or rope, wherein the first strap or rope and the second strap or rope are arranged between pulleys at the side arms and two points at the sides of the harness above shoulder parts of the harness, and wherein the pulleys are configured to freely move in the direction of the sidearms for detection of a turning movement of the person.

An apparatus for gait training, the apparatus comprising:

• a movable base comprising a left movable base and a right movable base,
• a left drive unit for moving the left movable base,
• a right drive unit for moving the right movable base,
• an arm arrangement extending from the movable base,
• a harness connected to the arm arrangement with a first strap or rope,
• a weight support system provided at the movable base to enable a person to be at least partially suspended from above via said arm arrangement and the harness,
• a movement detector to detect a movement of the person in a movement direction, and
• a control unit adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit in response to a movement of the person detected by the movement detector,
• wherein the control unit is adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit such that the movable base follows the person in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to the movement direction of the person,
• wherein the arm arrangement comprises two side arms reaching into a plane extending from a common axis of the left drive unit and the right drive unit for providing the harness in a vicinity of said plane below the side arms, wherein said plane is essentially oriented uprightly,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises a second strap or rope, wherein the first strap or rope and the second strap or rope are arranged between pulleys at the side arms and two points at the sides of the harness above shoulder parts of the harness, and wherein the side arms are configured to either pivot freely around a vertical axis or rotate freely around a horizontal axis and independently relative to the arm arrangement for detection of a turning movement of the person.

An apparatus for gait training, the apparatus comprising:

• a movable base comprising a left movable base and a right movable base,
• a left drive unit for moving the left movable base,
• a right drive unit for moving the right movable base,
• an arm arrangement extending from the movable base,
• a harness connected to the arm arrangement with a first strap or rope,
• a weight support system provided at the movable base to enable a person to be at least partially suspended from above via said arm arrangement and the harness,
• a movement detector to detect a movement of the person in a movement direction, and
• a control unit adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit in response to a movement of the person detected by the movement detector,
• wherein the control unit is adapted to control the left drive unit and the right drive unit such that the movable base follows the person in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to the movement direction of the person,
• wherein the arm arrangement comprises two side arms reaching into a plane extending from a common axis of the left drive unit and the right drive unit for providing the harness in a vicinity of said plane below the side arms, wherein said plane is essentially oriented uprightly,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises a second strap or rope, wherein the first strap or rope and the second strap or rope are attached directly or via longitudinally displaceable guiding rails at the side arms, whereas at least the attachment points of the first strap or rope and the second strap or rope are mounted displaceably in the vertical direction for a predetermined amount relative to the weight support system, being a vertical spring attachment of the side arms with the crossbeam or a pivotable attachment of the side arms around a transverse horizontal axis.