Parallel Cable Exercise Device
AssigneeFlorida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
InventorsPeter Neuhaus, Tyson Cobb, Jeremy Gines, Travis Craig
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Abstract
A cable-based exercise system. A chassis is provided to house the actuators. A force plate sits on top of this chassis. A bar configured for gripping by a user is provided. The bar has a first end and a second end. Two or more cables are connected to each end of the bar. Each cable connects an end of the bar to a drive motor. Each drive motor can be independently controlled. A central processor is preferably provided to receive sensory inputs and control the drive motors.
Claims20
An exercise device for a user, comprising:
- (a) a chassis;
- (b) a bar, having an left end and a right end;
- (c) a left front motor driving a left front motor drum;
- (d) a left front cable extending from said left front motor drum to said left end of said bar;
- (e) a left rear motor driving a left rear motor drum;
- (f) a left rear cable extending from said left rear motor drum to said left end of said bar;
- (g) a right front motor driving a right front motor drum;
- (h) a right front cable extending from said right front motor drum to said right end of said bar;
- (i) a right rear motor driving a right rear motor drum;
- (j) a right rear cable extending from said right rear motor drum to said right end of said bar;
- (k) a control system configured to produce a desired torque for each of said left front motor, said left rear motor, said right front motor, and said right rear motor in order to apply a desired force to said bar;
- (l) a force plate positioned beneath said user;
- (m) wherein said force plate is monitored by said control system in order to monitor a balance state of said user;
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- (n) wherein said control system is configured to remove all loads on all cables in the event an unbalanced state of said user is detected.
An exercise device for a user, comprising:
- (a) a bar, having an left end and a right end;
- (b) a left front motor mounted in a fixed position, driving a left front motor drum;
- (c) a left front cable extending from said left front motor drum to said left end of said bar;
- (d) a left rear motor mounted in a fixed position, driving a left rear motor drum;
- (e) a left rear cable extending from said left rear motor drum to said left end of said bar;
- (f) a right front motor mounted in a fixed position, driving a right front motor drum;
- (g) a right front cable extending from said right front motor drum to said right end of said bar;
- (i) a right rear motor mounted in a fixed position, driving a right rear motor drum;
- (h) a right rear cable extending from said right rear motor drum to said right end of said bar;
- (i) a control system configured to produce a desired torque for each of said left front motor, said left rear motor, said right front motor, and said right rear motor in order to apply a desired force to said bar;
- (j) a force plate positioned beneath said user;
- (k) wherein said force plate is monitored by said control system in order to monitor a balance state of said user;
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- (l) wherein said control system is configured to remove all loads on all cables in the event an unbalanced state of said user is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.