Lower limb articulation for bipedal locomotion
AssigneesUniversite De Bordeaux, Institut Polytechnique De Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Rhoban System
InventorsOlivier LY, Hugo GIMBERT, Grégoire PASSAULT, Quentin ROUXEL
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a lower limb articulation for bipedal locomotion, which includes a first element a second element and articulation devices for articulating the first and second elements relative to one another, the articulation devices including an articulation mechanism including first and second linking devices mounted in series, as well as devices for guiding and locking in position one of the first and second elements relative to the other one of the first and second elements when the lower limb comes to rest on a surface, the devices for locking in position including a potential trough.
Claims20
A lower limb articulation for bipedal locomotion, comprising:
- a first element;
- a second element;
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- an articulation device for articulating the first and second elements relative to each other, the articulation device including an articulation mechanism having first and second connectors mounted in series, and also a device for guiding and blocking in position one of the first and second elements relative to the other one of the first and second elements when the lower limb comes to bear on a surface, the device for blocking in position having a potential well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.