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US 10,852,835 B2Granted
Systems, apparatuses and methods for controlling prosthetic devices by gestures and other modalities
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsOguz Yetkin, Joseph D. Sanford, Dan O. Popa, Lena C. Wallace, Fahad Mirza, Roopak Karulkar, Sumit Kumar Das, Joshua R. Baptist, J. Paul Carpenter
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Abstract
Systems and methods for manual gesture recognition to control prosthetic devices. Low encumbrance systems utilizing glove-based recognition to control prosthetic devices. Prosthetic control systems and methods are also provided utilizing elements for application on the user's fingernails.
Claims6
A system, comprising:
- a signal element configured to generate a signal, wherein the signal element comprises an LED;
- a fingernail mount configured to secure the signal element on a fingernail of a finger of a user such that the signal element is facing the fingernail;
- and
- a detection element configured to detect the signal generated by the signal element, wherein the detection element comprises a light detector;
- wherein the detection element comprises a circuit configured to determine that the user has performed a gesture based on detecting light from the LED passing through both the fingernail and the finger of the user in response to movement of the LED;
- and
- wherein the circuit of the detection element is configured to determine, based on detecting the signal generated by the signal element, that the user has performed a pinch gesture using two or more fingers of the user.
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