Sensing and control systems
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsHaruhiko Harry Asada, Jacob Guggenheim
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Abstract
A system and a method for controlling a system are described. The system includes a plurality of sensors configured to be worn on a user's body. The plurality of sensors are configured to generate a plurality of signals in response to forces applied by corresponding portions of a user's body. The system also includes a processor configured to receive the plurality of signals. The processor is configured to identify commands from the user based at least partly on the plurality of signals and an operational range and/or null space of the plurality of signals for a task being performed by the user. The processor is configured to control an operation of the system based on the identified commands.
Claims23
A system comprising:
- a plurality of force sensors configured to be worn on a user's body and to detect forces applied by corresponding portions of the user's body;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a plurality of force signals from the plurality of force sensors related to the user performing a task;
- determine if the plurality of force signals is within a null space and/or outside of an operational range of the plurality of force signals associated with performance of the task to identify commands from the user;
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- control an operation of the system based on the identified commands.
A method for controlling a system, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of force signals from a plurality of force sensors worn by a user, wherein the plurality of force sensors are configured to detect forces applied by corresponding portions of the user's body during performance of a task;
- determining if the plurality of force signals are within a null space and/or outside of an operational range of the plurality of force signals associated with performance of the task to identify commands from the user;
- and
- controlling an operation of the system based on the identified commands.
A method for controlling a system, the method comprising:
- receiving a first plurality of force signals from a plurality of force sensors, wherein the first plurality of force signals are associated with forces applied by corresponding portions of a user's body during performance of a task by the user;
- determining a null space associated with the first plurality of force signals associated with performance of the task by the user;
- defining one or more command codes based at least in part on the first plurality of force signals and the null space, wherein each command code of the one or more command codes comprises a combination of forces in the null space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.