DISPOSITIF ET MÉTHODE DE RÉDUCTION DE LA CONSOMMATION D'OXYGÈNE D'UNE PERSONNE PENDANT UNE MARCHE RÉGULIÈRE AU MOYEN D'UN EXOSQUELETTE PORTEUR DE CHARGE
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA;EKSO BIONICS, INC.
发明人:
申请号：
EP09807004.8
公开号：
EP2296602B8
申请日:
2009.05.19
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A lower extremity exoskeleton includes: at least one power unit； two leg supports designed to rest on the ground； two knee joints configured to allow flexion and extension between respective shank and thigh links of the leg supports； an exoskeleton trunk rotatably connectable to the leg supports； and two hip actuators configured to create torques between the exoskeleton trunk and the leg supports. In use, the hip actuators create a torque to move the leg supports backward relative to the exoskeleton trunk during a stance phase, which pushes the exoskeleton trunk forward. A second torque may be used to move the leg supports forward relative to the exoskeleton trunk into a swing phase. Additionally, a swing torque may be generated during the swing phase to move the leg support forward relative to the exoskeleton trunk. This results in decreased oxygen consumption and heart rate of a user wearing the exoskeleton.
