Motor Learning And Rehabilitation Using Tactile Feedback
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsJeff Lieberman, Cynthia Breazeal
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Abstract
There is disclosed a process for motor learning, for teaching motion, or for rehabilitation of a student, the student having a motor sensory system. Plural transducers may be coupled around at least one joint of a student, the transducers for providing kinesthetic sensations to the student through its motor sensory system. Tactile control signals may be provided to control operation of the transducers to guide motions of the student.
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A process for motor learning, for teaching motion, or for rehabilitation of a student, the student having a motor sensory system, the process comprising
- coupling one or more transducers to the student around at least one joint, the transducers for providing kinesthetic sensations to the student through its motor sensory system
- using tactile control signals to control operation of the transducers to guide motions of the student.
An apparatus for motor learning, for teaching motion, or for rehabilitation of a student, the student having a motor sensory system, the apparatus comprising
- a garment for conforming to a surface of the student having a three-dimensional shape
- one or more vibrotactile devices disposed around the garment.
A storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising
- receiving data representative of a motion of at least one joint of a student
- providing tactile control signals to control the operation of plural vibrotactile devices disposed on a garment worn by the student.
A method of teaching a motor skill to a student, comprising
- sensing the movement of the student performing the motor skill
- comparing the movement of the student to the prerecorded movement of an expert performing the motor skill
- providing tactile feedback to the student.
A storage medium storing data representative of the joint positions and joint angles of an expert performing a motor skill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.