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A gait modulation system including: (a) a sensor device including a sensor adapted for associating with at least one lower limb of the patient, the sensor for transducing at least one parameter related to a gait of the patient, so as to obtain gait data related to the gait, and (b) a muscle stimulator including: (i) an electrical stimulation circuit, the circuit adapted to supply an electrical stimulation output to an electrode array for performing functional electrical stimulation of at least one muscle of the lower limb, and (ii) a microprocessor, operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the microprocessor adapted for: receiving a stream of gait information based on the gait data; processing the gait information, and controlling the stimulation output based on the processing of the gait information, and wherein the microprocessor is further adapted to identify a failure in the stream of gait information, and to consequently control the electrical stimulation circuit to deliver a fail-safe stimulation output over a portion of a duration of the failure.

A gait modulation system including: (a) a sensor device including a sensor adapted for associating with at least one lower limb of the patient, the sensor for transducing at least one parameter related to a gait of the patient, so as to obtain gait data related to the gait, and (b) a muscle stimulator including: (i) an electrical stimulation circuit, the circuit adapted to supply an electrical stimulation output to an electrode array for performing functional electrical stimulation of at least one muscle of the lower limb, and (ii) a microprocessor, operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the microprocessor adapted for: receiving a stream of gait information based on the gait data; processing the gait information, and controlling the stimulation output based on the processing of the gait information, and wherein the microprocessor is further adapted to identify a failure in the stream of gait information, and to consequently control the electrical stimulation circuit to deliver a fail-safe stimulation output over a portion of a duration of the failure.

There is provided a fall detection system for use in detecting falls by a user, the fall detection system comprising a processing unit configured to determine context information about the user and / or the environment in which the user is located, and to increase the sensitivity of a fall detection algorithm used to detect falls by a user in the event that the determined context information indicates that the user is or may be at an increased risk of falling, the increase in sensitivity occurring while the increased risk of falling is indicated by the determined context information.

An intermittent pneumatic compression system provides exhaust between a wrap and patient's leg, avoids tubes and is operable on a conventional battery. The system allows true portability while improving patient discomfort, reducing fall risks, and providing desired therapeutic and prophylactic compression.

The invention provides an obstacle-crossing mechanical arm suitable for a power transmission line inspection robot. The obstacle-crossing mechanical arm comprises a traveling mechanism and a supporting mechanism. The traveling mechanism comprises a traveling arm, a traveling wheel and a traveling motor, the traveling wheel and the traveling motor are installed at the upper end of the traveling arm, and the traveling wheel is connected with the traveling motor through a reduction gearbox. The obstacle-crossing mechanical arm further comprises an auxiliary traveling mechanism and two connecting rods, the auxiliary traveling mechanism comprises an auxiliary traveling arm and an auxiliary traveling wheel installed on the auxiliary traveling arm, one end of each connecting rod is connected with the traveling arm in a hinged mode, the other ends of the connecting rods are connected with the auxiliary traveling arm in a hinged mode, and the supporting arm is connected with the middles of the two connecting rods in a hinged mode. The traveling obstacle-crossing mechanical arm is simple in structure, traveling and obstacle crossing can be achieved through one driving motor, and the obstacle-crossing mechanical arm can be combined freely according to the overall structure of the inspection robot and is widely applied to moving and obstacle-crossing mechanisms of various power transmission line inspection robots.

The present invention relates to a walking aid adapted for mounting a height obstacle. The walking aid comprises a frame with a front and a back, and at least two rear wheels and at least one front wheel. The front wheel is supported by a front wheel carrier which is moveably connected to the frame for supporting the at least one front wheel such that it is moveable with respect to the frame between a lower forward position for supporting the frame on the surface and a higher backward position. The walking aid further comprises at least one temporarily forward support member provided at the front of the frame for supporting the frame on the surface when the at least one front wheel is in the higher backward position, which temporarily support member is connected to the frame such that the underside of the temporarily support member is at a distance from the support surface when the frame is supported by the at least one front wheel in the forward position.

The invention relates to a power-assisted exoskeleton control system and method, and belongs to the technical field of robots. The system comprises a sensing communication execution subsystem and a processing planning decision subsystem. The sensing communication execution subsystem is used for sensing the motion intention, the motion state and the physiological information, and a computing main control platform makes a command decision on the basis of the man-machine coupling information and drives a joint of a robot to timely and appropriately assist; and the processing planning decision subsystem is used for realizing human-machine information interaction mode and human-machine consciousness fusion on the basis of a motion intention identification method and a bioelectrical signal analysis technology, realizing gait planning on the basis of a multi-variable depth learning gait planning method and ensuring overall comfort and safety of the control system on the basis of variable impedance control, so that a user achieves the optimal use effect.

Device for balance and body orientation support configured to control the body position of individuals with sensory-motor disability that prevents them from normal standing and walking, that comprises a top frame (6) linked to a bottom frame (15) by telescopic rods (8, 9), wherein the bottom frame (15) comprises wheels and the top frame (6) is linked by means of suspension elements to a lumbar belt, thus being the stiffness of the device configured to be regulated according to the disability level of the individual, and thus providing reduction of the loading of legs by partial support of the body weight; hence allow therapy of the walking in neurorehabilitation, but also exercise after surgical interventions. The device can be adjusted to fit the size of the potential individual with the simple tools.

There is provided a fall detection system for use in detecting falls by a user, the fall detection system comprising a processing unit configured to determine context information about the user and / or the environment in which the user is located, and to increase the sensitivity of a fall detection algorithm used to detect falls by a user in the event that the determined context information indicates that the user is or may be at an increased risk of falling, the increase in sensitivity occurring while the increased risk of falling is indicated by the determined context information.

The aerial lift according to the invention comprises a chassis equipped with means for moving over the ground surface, a mast, a platform (10) supported by the mast, a control console mounted on the platform and comprising means for controlling movements of the platform, and a safety bar mounted so as to tilt or slide relative to the console, designed to control the operation of the control means. This safety bar is intended to assume a first, idle position where the safety bar does not prevent the operation of the control means, and a second position, wherein the safety bar inhibits the operation of the control means. When it tilts or slides between the first position and the second position, the safety bar assumes an intermediate position where it does not prevent the operation of the control means and wherein it activates warning means.

The invention is a fast removable platform, comprising: supporting framework unit having a pair of supporting frameworks and a pair of inner wall fixing components and comprising inner beam, outer beam, hanging beam fixed between the inner and outer beams, and install piece arranged on the outer beam, where the inner, outer and hanging beams form an inverted U shape, the inner wall fixing component comprises vertical beam and fastener, as assembling, the inner wall fixing component is fixed on the inner wall of a counterfort, the supporting framework is arranged on the counterfort along the two sides of the window frame and the inner beam is inserted in the vertical beam, the outer beam is butted against the outer wall of the counterfort by the fastener of the inner wall fixing component; support unit, having a pair of support frames and hanging fastening piece and railing support piece and hanging on the install piece through the hanging fastening piece to form two extended support arms; platform plate unit spread horizontally on the support arms; railing unit fixed on the railing support piece; and backplate unit arranged inside the railing unit.

Disclosed herein is a system that uses an eye tracker for diagnosing and facilitating rehabilitation therapy of a patient suffering from disability. The system creates a human machine interface (HMI) that integrates various low cost biosensors and artificial sensors for conducting rehabilitation therapy. The system combines spinal and supra-spinal feedback of the patient with the operant conditioning to facilitate visuomotor balance therapy (VBT), thereby reducing fall risk in disability survivors. The operant conditioning setup for shaping of visuomotor learning to bring about new behavior or to modify a certain aspect of an existing behavior is used for rehabilitation therapy that includes a behaviour response apparatus, a reward delivery module, a stimulus delivery system, and a behaviour control system. The system can also be extended to the patient's home for providing telerehabilitation therapy.

The invention relates to a rehabilitation training system for a Parkinson patient. The system comprises a virtual scene module used for establishing a virtual scene for stimulating the sense of the patient, an information acquisition module comprising a movement acquisition unit and an encephlogram acquisition unit, and a control module, wherein the movement acquisition unit is used for acquiringmovement information of the patient, the encephlogram acquisition unit is used for acquiring encephlogram information of the patient in the process of rehabilitation training, the control module is incommunication connection with the virtual scene module and the information acquisition module and is used for receiving the movement information and the encephlogram information of the patient acquired by the information acquisition module, so that the virtual scene module generates a corresponding virtual scene according to the current state of the patient. The system is combined with the virtual reality technology and establishes the virtual scene, the patient trains in the virtual scene, the risk that the patient falls down is reduced, and the patient has the sense of safety. The state ofthe patient is judged in real time in the process of rehabilitation training, the virtual scene is regulated, and the rehabilitation training effect is improved.

The invention provides a wearable freezing gait intelligent monitoring and walking aid device. The device comprises a triaxial accelerometer, a triaxial gyroscope, a triaxial geomagnetic sensor, a microcontroller and a power source, wherein the triaxial accelerometer, the triaxial gyroscope and the triaxial geomagnetic sensor are used for collecting the triaxial acceleration of an X axle, Y axle and Z axle; the microcontroller is used for detecting the state of freezing gait; and the power source provides power for the microcontroller. According to the wearable freezing gait intelligent monitoring and walking aid device, an FOG intelligent recognition and classification algorithm is developed for the freezing gait which is a special gait obstacle disease, an individual difference error caused by setting a critical threshold for judging acceleration is overcome, and thereby the accuracy degree of FOG recognition is improved. According to the wearable freezing gait intelligent monitoringand walking aid device, compared with an existing continuous laser guidance mode, the number of the freezing gait of a patient is significantly reduced under the rhythmic laser guidance, the freezingduration time is shortened, the rhythmicity and coordination of the gait are significantly improved (p (0.05), and the effect of rehabilitation training is achieved when the symptom of the freezing gait is improved.

A holder plate supporting grinding elements for grinding and / or polishing hard floor surfaces of stone, concrete, terrazzo or similar, has an element for mounting this on a driven grinding plate that rotates flat substantially parallel with the floor surface. The holder plate carries at least two grinding elements where each of the grinding elements has the shape of a geometric body which is defined by two substantially parallel base surfaces spaced apart from each other and at least one side surface extending between the edges of the base surface. The base surfaces are substantially parallel with the holder plate and substantially oblong. The grinding element is arranged on the holder plate so that when the holder plate is mounted on the grinding plate, a longitudinal direction of the base surface concerned is substantially parallel with a tangent on the grinding plate.

The invention discloses a cargo delivery device for a laneway stacking machine as well as a cargo sorting and delivering method. The device comprises upright posts, a cross beam, traveling wheels, a traveling motor, a winch, an electronic control cabinet, vertical sliding rails and a cargo carrying table, wherein the winch comprises a winch motor, a driving roller and traction steel cables; one end of the traction steel cable is connected with the cargo carrying table; lateral rotating plates, gear lifting plates and a partitioning plate are arranged on the cargo carrying table; the lateral rotating plates and the gear lifting plates are connected with a rotation mechanism and a lifting mechanism; and a clamped telescopic cargo fork is mounted on the partitioning plate. The method comprises the following steps: transporting cargoes to a cargo platform from a conveyor belt by adopting the cargo fork when the stacking machine enters into a warehouse and works; putting the cargoes in storage on designated positions of a cargo shelf; transporting the cargoes arranged on the cargo shelf to the cargo carrying table by adopting the cargo fork when the cargoes are delivered out of the warehouse; putting the cargoes on the conveyor belt when the cargoes are delivered so as to ensure that the transportation volume and the transportation efficiency of the stacking machine are high; and due to a variety of the cargoes which are clamped and supported by the cargo fork as well as reasonable and ordered steps of in-warehousing operation and ex-warehousing operations, guarantee is providedfor high-efficiency transportation of the cargoes, and the transportation risk of the cargoes is low.

The invention belongs to equipment for increasing human bone density, and is an electric-driven bone density increaser. The disadvantages of existing techniques for increasing human bone density are that drug treatment is expensive and has side effects, and the effect of increasing bone density is not obvious. In the present invention, the motor (1) is placed on the bottom plate (11), the driving wheel (2) is connected with the driven wheel (4) through the transmission belt (3), and the driven wheel (4) is connected with the connecting rod (6) through the eccentric shaft, The connecting rod (6) is connected with the push-pull rod (7) through the pin shaft, and the push-pull rod (7) is connected with the rocker (8) through the pin shaft, and the column (9) is placed in the linear bearing (10) and connected to the bottom plate (11 ) and vibrating plate (12), base plate (11) is placed on the lower rubber damping pad (5) top, and the upper rubber damping pad (13) links to each other with vibrating plate (12). The advantages of the invention are: simple structure, convenient for family use; no need to take medicine; no side effect.

The invention relates to an automated device for drilling a hole in the vault and walls of a tunnel and for installing an anchoring element in said hole, characterized in that it comprises:a robot (5) comprising a base (50), a robotic arm (51) extending from the base and a multifunctional head (52) arranged at the end of the arm and movable over 360 degrees, said multifunctional head comprising a drilling means (520), a percussion means (521) suitable for inserting an anchoring element in the hole, and a vision system (522),an elevating platform (1) bearing a device (2) for guiding in translation the base of the robot,a control unit suitable for communicating with a controller of the robot and comprising a processor configured to determine in real time the position of the robot in a three-dimensional reference frame of the tunnel and a man-machine interface.

The invention provides a method for generating an intelligent monitoring system for freezing of gait. The method comprises the steps that three-axis acceleration data is collected, an FOG prediction model is adopted for FOG and non-FOG characteristic recognition and classification according to the collected three-axis acceleration data, and the recognition precision of the FOG prediction model isverified; the verified FOG prediction model is transplanted to a micro-controller. According to the method, for the specific gait disorder disease of freezing of gait, an FOG intelligent recognition and classification algorithm is developed, the individual difference error caused when an acceleration set critical threshold value is judged in the prior art is overcome, and accordingly the FOG recognition accuracy is improved. According to the method, the recognition rate of freezing of gait is effectively increased, and the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of FOG recognition on patients reach 88.6-95.2%, 83.7-93.1% and 90.2-97% respectively.

The invention discloses an outdoor suspended automatic lifting telescopic clothes hanger which comprises a telescopic bracket, a fixed shell, a first clothes hanging rod, a second clothes hanging rod as well as a first motor, a second motor, a third motor, a main controller and a control device, wherein the fixed shell is fixed on an outdoor wall through the telescopic bracket; the first clothes hanging rod is positioned below the shell and is connected with the fixed shell through the lifting mechanism; the second clothes hanging rod is suspended on the first clothes hanging rod and is rotationally connected with the first clothes hanging rod; the first clothes hanging rod comprises a rotating groove and a sliding groove; a plurality of windproof clothes hanging rings and a power pulley are movably fixed on the sliding groove. The outdoor suspended automatic lifting telescopic clothes hanger is very well applicable to outdoor natural environments, is high in automation degree, is capable of bringing much convenience to people to hang and withdraw clothes and quilts through transverse stretching and withdrawing and longitudinal lifting of the clothes hanging rods and overall stretching and withdrawing of the windproof clothes hanging rings, and is wide in applicability.

The invention discloses an insulation characteristic test device of an insulating rod, comprising a base, brackets and an insulating rod mounting rack; the base is a rectangular frame; the brackets include a left bracket and a right bracket; the left bracket and the right bracket respectively comprise a lower bracket body and an upper bracket body; the insulating rod mounting rack is installed atthe upper part of the upper bracket body through a locking screw; the lower part of the insulating rod mounting rack is fixedly provided with a rectangular frame-shaped crossarm on which a plurality of adjustable metal buckles are arranged; a corona resistant ball is arranged at the upper part of an ejector rod at the top of the insulating rod mounting rack; the base is provided with a hand adjusting wheel on which a pull rope is arranged; and the upper end and the lower end of the lower bracket body are respectively provided with an upper pulley and a lower pulley. The insulation characteristic test device of the insulating rod in the invention has the advantages of high work efficiency, improved precision and safety of test, reduced labor cost and the like.

The invention discloses a cable trench cover plate prying and transporting device, and relates to the technical field of cable trench cover plate disassembly and assembly. The device comprises a moving frame, a lifting part and a prying mechanism, the prying mechanism comprises an inserting plate, a rotating plate and an adjusting plate, the moving frame is connected with the upper end of the lifting part, the lower end of the lifting part is connected with the upper end of the inserting plate, the lower end of the inserting plate is connected with the middle of the rotating plate, one end ofthe rotating plate is hinged to the lower end of the adjusting plate, and the adjusting plate is in sliding connection with the inserting plate; and when the lower end of the adjusting plate is flushwith the lower end of the inserting plate, the rotating plate rotates to a horizontal state of supporting a cable trench cover plate. According to the cable trench cover plate prying and transportingdevice, the labor intensity of constructors can be reduced, and the construction safety of the constructors is improved.

The invention discloses an elastic trip type iron tower climbing safety hook, which is characterized by comprising a left supporting arm and a right supporting arm, wherein the left supporting arm and the right supporting arm are distributed in a eudipleural manner; both the left supporting arm and the right supporting arm consist of vertical inner sections and vertical outer sections, of which the upper ends are connected together; two outer sections are connected into a whole through a transverse beam; the opposite surfaces of the two inner sections are connected with stop blocks, which extrude towards opposite sides, respectively; the stop blocks are connected with starting elastic trips; the lower ends of the stop blocks are provided with cushion blocks pressed on the inner sides of the starting elastic trips; the outer ends of the two cushion blocks are connected with transmission arms respectively; the outer ends of the two transmission arms are connected through an outer connecting beam; the middle parts of the two transmission arms are connected through a middle connecting beam; the middle part of the middle connecting beam is provided with a vertical arm; the upper end of the vertical arm is connected with the transverse beam in a hinging manner; joints among the upper ends of the inner sections and the outer sections are connected with lifting lugs. By using the elastic trip type iron tower climbing safety hook, a hanging-connection position is replaced without taking off the hook; a replacement gap is also defended; the real-time protection can be achieved; safety accidents caused when falling off occurs are reduced; the position is replaced with a small movement range; falling-off risks are lower.

The invention discloses an anti-skid tripod for an optical mapping instrument. The anti-skid tripod comprises an instrument containing table, a containing table connecting piece and a main support; the instrument containing table is connected with the main support through the containing table connecting piece; three lateral supports are connected to the upper portion of the main support through connecting rods, and foot pads are arranged at the bottoms of the lateral supports; each foot pad comprises a foot pad body and a foot pad connecting piece, and a spherical chamber is arranged in each foot pad body; and a spherical connecting part matched with each spherical chamber is arranged at one end of the corresponding foot pad connecting piece, and the other end of each foot pad connecting piece is connected with the end, far away from the main support, of each lateral support. The anti-skid tripod is stable in performance, simple in structure and convenient and rapid to use; the problem that an existing tripod is likely to skid so that the instrument can be damaged is solved; and the falling risk of the mapping instrument is reduced.

The invention provides a mounting structure of an intelligent air conditioner outdoor unit, and belongs to the technical field of mounting structures. The mounting structure aims at solving the problems that as an effective cleaning mechanism is not available on an existing mounting structure, automatic cleaning cannot be carried out when impurities are attached to a ventilation net on the air conditioner outdoor unit, and then the ventilation effect of the air conditioner outdoor unit is reduced. The mounting structure comprises an angle steel mounting frame. A height adjusting mechanism is arranged on the front side of the angle steel mounting frame, and the height adjusting mechanism is of a rectangular plate structure. Through the cooperation of a rain shading part and a cleaning mechanism, when it rains outside, rainwater flows into a drain port through the upper end face of the rain shading part, then the rainwater is washed to a water wheel through the lower end of the drain port, as the rainwater drained from the lower end of the drain port has certain washing force under the effect of gravity, the water wheel starts to rotate, then a rotary shaft on the water wheel drivesa cleaning brush to rotate, thus, automatic cleaning can be carried out when the impurities are attached to the ventilation net on the air conditioner outdoor unit, and then the ventilation effect ofthe air conditioner outdoor unit is improved.

The invention provides a tunnel-entering construction method for a semi-open and semi-underground tunnel, which comprises the steps of A, clearing dangerous rocks on the slope of the tunnel, and setting up a pipe shed at the vault of the tunnel; B, setting up a cover arch in the tunnel. C, implementing excavation blasting on a buried tunnel, and carrying out primary support and secondary lining inthe tunnel; and D, back pressure backfilling the top of the tunnel, and setting up a protective structure on the slope of the tunnel. According to the tunnel-entering construction method for the semi-open and semi-underground tunnel, the dangerous rocks on the slope of the tunnel are cleared and the vault of the tunnel is provided with the pipe shed so as to reduce the falling risk of the dangerous rocks on the slope and ensure the construction safety; the excavation blasting construction is carried out on the buried tunnel after the installation of the cover arc at the entrance of the tunnelso as to reduce the disturbance for surrounding rock strata and damages imposed on the cover arc by flying rocks; and the top of the tunnel is backfilled by adopting the back pressure backfilling mode, thereby being capable effectively neutralizing the bias pressure of the tunnel to prevent the deformation of the tunnel. The construction method solves a problem of difficult protection in the construction of the semi-open and semi-underground tunnel with a high slope. In addition, the construction period is shortened, and the construction cost is saved.

The invention discloses a suspension type gravity energy storage system and method. The system comprises an electric device, a power generation device, a transmission device, a gravity block, a gravity pool, a compressed air source, an air storage device and an air compression device. The gravity block is connected with the electric device and the power generation device through the transmission device, the lower side of the gravity block is located in the gravity pool, the buffer device and the pressure relief device are arranged at the bottom of the gravity pool, the gravity pool is communicated with the compressed air source, the air storage device and the air compression device, and the air storage device is communicated with the compressed air source. The system and the method have the characteristics of high safety, stable landing and no energy consumption.

The invention provides a device and a method for preventing and relieving freezing gaits of patients with Parkinson's disease. The device comprises an acceleration sensor, plantar pressure sensors, a mobile terminal, a vibration node and a vibration force sensitive insole. The method comprises a method for constructing a freezing gait prediction and detection model and a method for preventing and removing freezing gaits of patients with Parkinson's disease based on the freezing gait prediction and detection model. Motion modes of the patients are monitored in real time through the plantar pressure sensors placed on the vibration force sensitive insole, the freezing gait prediction and detection model of the different motion modes are trained and verified based on acceleration signals, a prediction is made rapidly before the freezing gaits are about to happen, and a detection judgment is made accurately when the freezing gaits are already happened. Rhythmed tactile prompts are provided by combining the vibration node placed on the vibration force sensitive insole, so that the gaits of the patients are prevented from further deteriorating and the patients are helped to recover normal walking ability.