System and apparatus for robotic device and methods of using thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12220328-B2
Application number	US-202318135359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2023
Priority date	Apr 9, 2010
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

A robotic assembly control system is disclosed. The robotic assembly control system includes an exoskeleton apparatus adapted to be worn by a user, at least one robotic assembly, the at least one robotic assembly controlled by the user by way of the exoskeleton, and at least one mobile platform, the at least one mobile platform controlled by the user and wherein the at least one robotic assembly is attached to the at least one mobile platform.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Method of mapping movement by a user to a remote robotic assembly comprising:
collecting signals from a plurality of sensors reflecting movement of the user; and
mapping the signals to control movement of at least one robotic assembly,
wherein a mapping ratio of the movement of the user to the remote robotic assembly changes at a point in a path of the movement of the user.

2. Method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining the center point of rotation of a shoulder;
measuring the shoulder abduction with at least one potentiometer;
measuring the shoulder flexion with at least one potentiometer; and
mapping the movement of a shoulder and translating the movement of the shoulder to movement of a robotic device.

3. Method of claim 1 further comprising translating the movement into a command configured for operating the robotic assembly.

4. Method of claim 3 further comprising transmitting the command.

5. Method of controlling a robotic assembly comprising changing a mapping ratio between a body part and the robotic assembly in a path of movement of the body part.

6. Method of claim 5 further comprising mapping the path of movement to a second movement of the robotic assembly.

7. Method of claim 6 wherein said mapping comprises correlating sensor signals and the movement.

8. Method of claim 5 wherein the body part is a shoulder.

9. Method of claim 5 further comprising measuring the movement.

10. Method of claim 5 further comprising translating the movement into a command configured for operating the robotic assembly.

11. Method of claim 10 further comprising transmitting the command.

12. Robotic assembly control system comprising a processor configured for changing a mapping ratio between a body part and a robotic assembly in a path of movement of the body part.

13. Robotic assembly of claim 12 wherein said processor is configured for mapping the path of movement to a second movement of the robotic assembly.

14. Robotic assembly of claim 13 wherein the mapping comprises correlating sensor signals and the movement.

15. Robotic assembly of claim 12 wherein the body part is a shoulder.

16. Robotic assembly of claim 12 wherein said processor is configured for translating the movement into a command configured for operating the robotic assembly.

17. Robotic assembly of claim 12 wherein said processor is configured for transmitting the command.

18. Robotic assembly of claim 12 further comprising a sensor configured for measuring the movement.

19. Robotic assembly of claim 18 wherein said sensor is a potentiometer and/or the movement is an abduction.

Assignees

• Deka Products Lp

Inventors

• Van Der Merwe Dirk A
• Langenfeld Christopher C
• Coulter Stewart M
• Werner Christopher M
• Slate Michael J
• Stern Ethan D

Classifications

• A61F2/74

  fluid {, i.e. hydraulic or pneumatic} · CPC title

• A61F2/68

  Operating or control means · CPC title

• A61F2/70

  electrical · CPC title

• B25J9/0006

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

• B25J3/04

  involving servo mechanisms (servo-actuated heads B25J15/02) · CPC title