Patents Assigned to UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA
  • System to assist walking
    Patent number: 11766348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system to assist walking in spinal cord injured people, who preserve hip flexion capacity, comprising a pair of KAFO-type orthoses with: (a) an angular actuator (5) in each knee; (b) an orientation and acceleration sensor (6) on each leg; (c) a power supply and control system (7) to which all the sensors and actuators are connected; (d) a control algorithm deciding when to flex or extend the knee depending on the walking cycle, using information from the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA, UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUÑA, UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA
    Inventors: Urbano Lugrís Armesto, Javier Cuadrado Aranda, Josep Maria Font Llagunes, Daniel Clos Costa, Francisco Javier Alonso Sánchez, Francisco Romero Sánchez