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US 10,945,908 B2Granted
Walking assistance method and apparatuses performing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBokman Lim, Kyung-Rock Kim, Youngbo Shim, Jusuk Lee, Jun-Won Jang
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Abstract
A walking assistance method may include receiving at least one abnormal gait type selected from a plurality of abnormal gait types, and differently controlling a walking assistance apparatus based on the at least one abnormal gait type. Therefore, the walking assistance method may effectively assist various types of abnormal gaits.
Claims14
A walking assistance apparatus comprising:
- a driver configured to assist a user, the user having a functional disorder causing the user to have at least one abnormal gait type;
- a memory configured to store torque parameters in association with respective ones of a plurality of abnormal gait types;
- an receiver configured to receive an information of a selection of the at least one abnormal gait type from among the plurality of abnormal gait types that are selectable by the user via the receiver;
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- a controller configured to,
- acquire, from the memory, at least one torque parameter associated with the information of the selection of the at least one abnormal gait type from among the torque parameters, and
- control the driver based on the at least one torque parameter such that the walking assistance apparatus compensates for the functional disorder.
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