Exoskeleton device with sitting support and method of operation thereof
AssigneeReWalk Robotics LTD.
InventorOFIR KOREN
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Abstract
An exoskeleton device includes a plurality of braces that are each attachable to a part of a user. A plurality of joints connects adjacent braces. Each joint is controllable to bend or unbend so as to cause the exoskeleton device to change between an erect configuration and a sitting configuration. At least one support column is extendible from a brace. A length of the support column is adjustable. A controller is configured to adjust the length of the support column in coordination with the bending or unbending of a joint to provide support for the exoskeleton device when in the sitting configuration.
Claims20
An exoskeleton device comprising:
- a plurality of braces that are each attachable to a part of a user;
- a plurality of joints that connect adjacent braces of said plurality of braces, each joint being controllable to bend or unbend so as to cause the exoskeleton device to change between an erect configuration and a sitting configuration;
- at least one support column that is extendible from a brace of said plurality of braces, a length of said at least one support column being adjustable;
- and
- a controller configured to adjust the length of said at least one support column in coordination with the bending or unbending of a joint of said plurality of joints to provide support for the exoskeleton device when in the sitting configuration.
A method of controlling a sitting operation of an exoskeleton device, the device including braces that are each attachable to a part of a user and a plurality of joints such that each joint connects adjacent braces of the braces, and at least one support column having an adjustable length, the method comprising:
- extending said at least one support column;
- bending the joints to a sitting configuration;
- and
- adjusting the length of said at least one support column in coordination with the bending of the joints.
A method of controlling a standing operation of an exoskeleton device, the device including braces that are each attachable to a part of a user and a plurality of joints such that each joint connects adjacent braces of the braces, and at least one support column having an adjustable length, the method comprising:
- unbending the joints to a standing configuration;
- and
- adjusting the length of said at least one support column in coordination with the unbending of the joints.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.