Motor control for automated footwear platform
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorSummer L. Schneider
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods related to an automated footwear platform including motor control techniques. The motor control techniques can include operations such as segmenting a pre-defined travel distance, defining a plurality of moves, creating a plurality of motion profiles, and commanding movements. The plurality of moves can utilize the segmented travel distance for a drive mechanism associated with the footwear platform. Each motion profile of the plurality of motion profiles can include one or more moves from the plurality of moves. Commanding movement of the drive mechanism can be based on selection of one or more motion profiles from the plurality of motion profiles.
Claims20
A motor control method for a drive mechanism within an automated footwear platform, the method comprising:
- segmenting a continuum of operational travel of the drive mechanism into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments varies in size based on position on the continuum of operational travel;
- defining a plurality of moves for the drive mechanism in terms of segments of the plurality of segments;
- creating a plurality of motion profiles, each motion profile of the plurality of motion profiles including one or more moves from the plurality of moves;
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- commanding movement of the drive mechanism based on selection of one or more motion profiles from the plurality of motion profiles.
A motor control method for a motorized lacing engine within a footwear platform, the method comprising:
- segmenting a range of travel for a lace cable from fully tightened to completely loose into a plurality of segments;
- defining a plurality of moves for the lacing engine in terms of one or more segments of the plurality of segments;
- creating a plurality of motion profiles, each motion profile of the plurality of motion profiles including one or more moves from the plurality of moves;
- and
- commanding movement of the lacing engine based on selection of one or more motion profiles from the plurality of motion profiles, wherein commanding movement involves engaging the lacing engine to tighten or loosen the lace cable within the footwear platform.
A automated footwear system comprising:
- an upper portion including a lace routed through a series of lace guides;
- an outsole coupled to the upper portion;
- a mid-sole disposed between the outsole and the upper portion;
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- a lacing engine disposed within the mid-sole and adapted to automatically tighten the lace upon activation, the lacing engine comprising a processor circuit including instructions that, when executed by the lacing engine, cause the lacing engine to perform operations including:
- segmenting a continuum of operational travel of the drive mechanism into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments varies in size based on position on the continuum of operational travel;
- defining a plurality of moves for the drive mechanism in terms of segments of the plurality of segments;
- creating a plurality of motion profiles, each motion profile of the plurality of motion profiles including one or more moves from the plurality of moves;
- and
- commanding movement of the drive mechanism based on selection of one or more motion profiles from the plurality of motion profiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.