Patents Assigned to Syco di Hedvig Haberl & C.S.A.S.
  • Patent number: 8556836
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a control system for an exoskeleton haptic device, having: a frame structure, to be coupled to the body of a subject; actuators, carried by the frame structure and operable to cause movement of a number of joints of the body; and sensors, coupled to the body to detect first signals indicative of an intention of movement of the subject. The control system is provided with: a feedback stage, controlling a position of the joints based on a reference position; a feedforward stage, controlling a compliance presented by the exoskeleton haptic device to the subject based on the detected first signals; and a combining block, combining outputs from the feedback stage and feedforward stage in order to generate a driving signal for the actuators, thereby imposing a controlled position to the joints. This primary control action may also be integrated with a posture equilibrium control, for controlling postural equilibrium of the subject during the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Syco di Hedvig Haberl & C.S.A.S.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Menga