Patent ID: 9339396
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A61F,B25J,Y02P,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An exoskeleton, comprising: an exoskeleton comprised of a plurality of structural members, one or more robotic joints at which the plurality of structural members are movably attached, and a plurality of actuators connected to the plurality of structural members which are capable of providing a motive force for moving the plurality of structural members in relation to the robotic joints, the plurality of structural members and robotic joints arranged to facilitate movement of the exoskeleton in conformance with at least a portion of a human anatomy when the exoskeleton is worn by a user; a controller which generates actuator control signals that control the plurality of actuators in response to a plurality of input signals to produce a movement of the exoskeleton; at least one electrical activity sensor arranged to sense electrical signals associated with a body of the user of the exoskeleton; wherein the controller (1) identifies a pre-stored sensor pattern from a plurality of pre-stored sensor patterns that has a given correlation with a measured sensor pattern specifying an occurrence of a particular neural or neuromuscular condition of the user and (2) automatically sets the controller's operating mode to a controller operating mode of a plurality of different operating modes which is associated with the pre-stored sensor pattern which was previously identified; and wherein the plurality of different operating modes comprise a first operating mode in which the controller controls the plurality of actuators in a way that closely matches a force exerted by the user and a second operating mode in which the controller controls the plurality of actuators in a way that provides amplification of the force exerted by the user.