Driving apparatus and driving method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsHaruna Eto, Hideichi Nakamoto
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Abstract
A driving apparatus according to an embodiment includes a support unit configured to support a portion of an upper limb of a user, a driving unit configured to move the support unit along a track having at least a component in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface, a first measurement unit configured to obtain a first measurement value by measuring a force applied to the support unit, and a control unit configured to drive the driving unit when the first measurement value is more than a predetermined threshold value, so that the driving apparatus can assist a person's standing up action.
Claims6
A driving apparatus comprising:
- a wall-mounted support structure configured to support a portion of an upper limb of a user, the support structure comprising;
- a support unit having a top surface configured to support the portion of the upper limb of the user;
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- a driving unit comprising a track mounted to a wall surface and one or more members coupled to the support unit and configured to move the support unit along the track having at least a component in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface;
- a first measurement unit configured to obtain a first measurement value by measuring a force applied to the support unit;
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- a control unit configured to drive the driving unit when the first measurement value is more than a predetermined threshold value.
A driving apparatus comprising:
- a support unit configured to support a portion of an upper limb of a user;
- a driving unit configured to move the support unit along a track having at least a component in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface;
- a first measurement unit configured to obtain a first measurement value by measuring a force applied to the support unit;
- a control unit configured to drive the driving unit when the first measurement value is more than a predetermined threshold value;
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- a second measurement unit configured to obtain a second measurement value by measuring a foot position of the user,
- wherein when the first measurement value is more than the threshold value, and the second measurement value is included in a predetermined range, the control unit drives the driving unit.
A driving method for a driving apparatus, comprising:
- receiving a first measurement value obtained by measuring a force applied to a surface of a support unit configured to support a portion of an upper limb of a user;
- determining that the first measurement value is more than a threshold value;
- generating a control signal to move the support unit along a track mounted to a wall surface having at least a component in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.