Wearable robot device and method of controlling the wearable robot device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10086513-B2
Application number	US-201615183144-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2016
Priority date	Dec 14, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A wearable robot device includes a frame, a detector provided on the frame for collecting information on a force applied from a user, a controller for determining a required amount of torque necessary for an operation of the wearable robot device based on the information collected by the detector, and for determining a sound corresponding to the required amount of torque, and an output unit for outputting the determined sound.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable robot device comprising
a frame;
a detector provided on the frame for collecting information on a force applied from a user;
a controller for determining a required amount of torque necessary for an operation of the wearable robot device based on the information collected by the detector, and for determining a sound corresponding to the required amount of torque; and
an output device for outputting the determined sound,
wherein the wearable robot device further comprises:
an input device for receiving the plurality of operation modes of the wearable robot device; and
a memory in which information on a target value of a force according to each of the plurality of operation modes of the wearable robot device is stored, and

wherein the controller determines the required amount of torque necessary for the operation of the wearable robot device based on a difference between the information on the target value of the force stored in the memory and the information on the force of the user collected with the detector, and determines a frequency, strength and tone of the sound according to the determined required amount of torque.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a frequency, strength and tone of the sound according to the determined required amount of torque.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the output device outputs a sound having a different frequency, strength and tone according to the determined required amount of torque.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the output device outputs a preset sound in a first frequency band when the wearable robot device operates in a first operation mode, and outputs a preset sound in a second frequency band when the wearable robot device operates in a second operation mode.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores information on a frequency, strength and tone of the sound which is output from the output device according to the required amount of torque.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the detector is provided at an end point of the wearable robot device.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the detector includes a force sensor to collect the information on the force of the user.

8. A method of controlling a wearable robot device, comprising steps for:
collecting force information of a user with a detector;
determining a required amount of torque necessary for an operation of the wearable robot device based on the force information by a controller;
determining a sound corresponding to the required amount of torque by a controller; and
outputting the determined sound by an output device,
wherein the method further comprises setting the plurality of operation modes of the wearable robot device by the controller,
wherein the step for determining the required amount of torque necessary for the operation of the wearable robot device includes determining a required amount of torque necessary for the operation of the wearable robot device based on a difference between information on a target value of a force stored in a memory and the force information of the user collected with the detector, and
wherein the step for determining the sound corresponding to the required amount of torque includes determining a frequency, strength and tone of the sound according to the required amount of torque.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step for determining the sound corresponding to the determined required amount of torque includes determining a frequency, strength and tone of the sound according to the determined required amount of torque.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step for outputting the determined sound includes outputting a sound having a different frequency, strength and tone according to the determined required amount of torque.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step for outputting the determined sound includes outputting a preset sound in a first frequency band when the wearable robot device operates in a first operation mode and outputting a preset sound in a second frequency band when the wearable robot device operates in a second operation mode.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jung Mi
• Kang Hyunjin
• Han Jimin
• Lee Jia

Classifications

• B25J13/084

  Tactile sensors (in general G01L5/16, G01L5/22) · CPC title

• G05B2219/40414

  Man robot interface, exchange of information between operator and robot · CPC title

• G01L5/0028

  Force sensors associated with force applying means (G01L5/0052, G01L5/0057, G01L5/0061 take precedence) · CPC title

• B25J13/085

  Force or torque sensors (B25J13/082, B25J13/084 take precedence) · CPC title

• B25J9/0006 Primary

  Exoskeletons, i.e. resembling a human figure · CPC title