Robotic cane devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8418705
APP PUB NO 20120029696A1
SERIAL NO

12847410

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A robotic cane may include a grip handle, a cane body extending from the grip handle at a first end, a motorized omni-directional wheel coupled to a second end of the cane body, a balance control sensor, and a controller module. The balance control sensor provides a balance signal corresponding to an orientation of the robotic cane. The controller module may receive the balance signal from the balance control sensor and calculate a balancing velocity of the motorized omni-directional wheel based at least in part on the balance signal and an inverted pendulum control algorithm. The controller module may further provide a drive signal to the motorized omni-directional wheel in accordance with the calculated balancing velocity. The calculated balancing velocity is a speed and direction of the motorized omni-directional wheel to retain the robotic cane in an substantially upright position.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHATOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ota, Yasuhiro Union, US 50 1732
Ryumae, Masaru Union, US 9 286
Sano, Shin Oak Park, US 13 422
Sato, Keiichi Chicago, US 177 2046

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