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US 12,093,460 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.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- a signal element configured to generate a signal;
- a fingernail mount configured to secure the signal element on a fingernail of a first finger of a user such that the signal element remains on the fingernail of the first finger of the user while the user performs a gesture;
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- a detection element configured for disposal on a second finger of a user, and configured to detect a signal generated by the signal element, wherein the signal indicates that the user has performed the gesture using the first finger and the second finger of the user;
- wherein the detection element comprises a circuit configured to distinguish the signal from the signal element from a plurality of other signals from other signal elements disposed on a plurality of other fingers of the user;
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- wherein the circuit is configured to distinguish the signal from the signal element from the plurality of other signals from the other signal elements by measuring signal intensity of the signal element as acquired by a combination of antennas and determining a position of the signal element relative to a plane of a palm of the user.
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A system. comprising:
- a signal element configured to generate a signal;
- a fingernail mount configured to secure the signal element on a fingernail of a first finger of a user such that the signal element remains on the fingernail of the first finger of the user while the user performs a gesture;
- a detection element configured for disposal on a second finger of a user, and configured to detect a signal generated by the signal element, wherein the signal indicates that the user has performed the gesture using the first finger and the second finger of the user;
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- a controller configured to control a prosthetic device based on the signal detected by the detection element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.