186 results about "Motor training" patented technology

In a training control method using biofeedback, and an apparatus using the method, the method includes setting a target exercise zone for a user based on a bio-signal from the user, the target exercise zone including a range of indices and comparing a current index obtained from the bio-signal with the target exercise zone in time units in an exercise training mode and providing at least one of positive biofeedback information, negative biofeedback information, and a warning message to the user according to a result of the comparison.

A robotic system and method for locomotion assessment and training of a mammal, exemplified by a rodent. A neurologically impaired animal is suspended over a moving surface in a harness, and the animal's hindlimbs are connected to robotic arms that apply force to the hindlimbs or measure limb movement characteristics. The moving surface can be a physical or virtual surface. A single robotic mechanism comprising two robotic arms can simultaneously apply force, measure limb movement, and provide a virtual surface. Manual or automatic adjustment of load support allows the mammal to step at varying body weight loads.

A calibration verification system 20 comprises a trainer 40 having a load generator, a variable load control system (hidden by the cover of the load generator) connected in electrical communication with the load generator, and an exercise trainer computer system 140 connected in communication with the variable load control system. In operation, the exercise trainer computer system 140 outputs commands to the variable load control system. These commands can, for example, instruct the variable load control system to energize the load generator at predetermined times and power levels in order to simulate changes in terrain. The calibration verification system 20 also allows the user to verify the calibration of the trainer 40 by implementing a user initiated process, which conducts a calibration verification test of the trainer and outputs the test data at the exercise trainer computer system 140.

A resistance exercise machine having cable and pulley linkage assemblies attached to a single weight stack or other resistance means. Each cable and pulley linkage assembly, which is independent of the other(s), can be used by one arm or leg during bilateral exercise training (that is, training in which both limbs of a pair are used to simultaneously to lift a weight or work against various resistance means). A biofeedback assembly measures and displays in real-time how much each limb of a pair is contributing to such effort.

A method for enhanced exercise training or performance utilizing intentional controlled tachypnea and somatic sensory alkalosis biofeedback training to maintain an essentially non-acidic state during exercise. A trainee is instructed to decrease measured transcutaneous CO2 levels by increased ventilation and to correlate measured transcutaneous CO2 levels with subjective somatic symptoms. Studies under exercise conditions measure the intensity of exercise correlating to an onset in blood lactate accumulation in the trainee and such level of intensity is in turn correlated with a predetermined heart rate. The trainee is then instructed to use heart rate as a guide to the need for increased ventilation to lower blood CO2. In another embodiment, the method of the instant invention utilizes intentional controlled tachypnea to increase maximum breath holding time.

An exercise training system is provided having a system controller and a plurality of stimulant target units connected via a wireless network to the system controller. Each stimulant target unit has a light source providing light to stimulate a user, a proximity sensor providing an output of a distance between the proximity sensor and an object external to the unit, and means for providing feedback to the user to signal that the unit has been actuated by the user. The system controller includes a program for activating the stimulant target units in a sequence. The reaction by the user to the illumination is registered when the user brings a body part or other object to within a selected distance of the proximity sensor, this distance being programmable by the user.

An exercise training apparatus 10 attached to a trainee who performs a body exercise training, includes movable bodies 11, 12, actuators 13, 14, change detecting means 15, 16 and a controlling means 25, the movable bodies 11, 12 having fixed members 11a, 12a which a part of a trainee's body is fixed to and exercising a trainee's extremities by rotating around shafts 19, 22, respectively, the change detecting means 15, 16 each detecting a physical quantity that changes depending on force applied to the fixed members 11a, 12a by a trainee, the controlling means 25, in response to a detection of a predetermined change in a physical quantity by the change detecting means 15, 16, driving the actuators 13, 14, rotating the movable bodies 11, 12 in a first direction and successively rotating the movable bodies 11, 12 in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

The invention discloses a multi-modal interactive upper limb rehabilitation robot training system. The system comprises an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal acquisition and processing module, a robotbody module, a comprehensive affected-limb muscle data acquisition and processing module, a rehabilitation training evaluation module and a virtual reality module, wherein the EEG signal acquisition and processing module reflects the motion intention of a patient by means of EEG signals so as to trigger rehabilitation training; the robot body module assists an affected limb to perform rehabilitation exercises; the comprehensive affected-limb muscle data acquisition and processing module acquires and obtains the comprehensive data indexes of the affected limb; the rehabilitation training evaluation module is used for processing and analyzing the comprehensive data indexes of the muscle of the affected limb so as to obtain the quantitative evaluation parameters of the rehabilitation exercisetraining of the arms of the patient; and the virtual reality module is used for displaying a virtual environment of the rehabilitation training, and interacts with the patient by means of scene display and dialogue. A multi-modal interactive upper limb rehabilitation robot training method provided by the invention realizes the safety, scientization and interestingness of the upper limb rehabilitation training.

A rehabilitation device, comprising a movement element capable of controlling at least one motion parameter of a portion of a patient; a brain monitor which generates a signal indicative of brain activity; and circuitry including a memory having stored therein rehabilitation information and which inter-relates said signal and movement of said movement element as part of a rehabilitation process which utilizes said rehabilitation information.

A rehabilitation device, comprising a movement element capable of controlling at least one motion parameter of a portion of a patient; a brain monitor which generates a signal indicative of brain activity; and circuitry including a memory having stored therein rehabilitation information and which inter-relates said signal and movement of said movement element as part of a rehabilitation process which utilizes said rehabilitation information.

A device for adjusting the height of and relief force acting on a weight is especially provided to be used for walking therapy of paraparetic or hemiparetic patients within a locomotion training means. Said weight of the patient is supported by a cable. A first cable length adjustment means provides an adjustment of the length of the cable to define the height of said suspended weight. A second cable length adjustment means provides an adjustment of the length of the cable to define the relief force acting on the suspended weight. This allows a quick and reliable determination and adjustment of the height for different patients and of the relief force within the training program of every patient.

A weight resistance exercise machine having cable and pulley linkage assemblies attached to a single weight stack. Each cable and pulley linkage assembly, which is independent of the other(s), can be used by one arm or leg during bilateral exercise training (that is, training in which both limbs of a pair are used to simultaneously to lift a weight). A tilt platform and biofeedback assembly display and measure in real-time how much each limb of a pair is contributing to such lifting effort.

The invention discloses a wearing type foot health measuring method, which belongs to the technical field of sensing. Sensors which are arranged in an insole (or a sole) are used for sensing physical quantity of a foot of a user when the foot of the user moves, a fiber bragg grating demodulating system placed outside a shoe (or the insole) realizes data processing, and a display terminal has a displaying function. The sensors are packaged fiber bragg grating sensors or Fabry-Perot fiber bragg grating sensors, wavelengths of transmitted waves of fiber bragging gratings can be drifted when the foot of the user moves, optical signals are transmitted to the demodulating system placed outside the shoe (the insole) via optical fibers, the fiber bragg grating demodulating system obtains variation values of the wavelengths of the transmitted waves of the fiber bragg gratings and analyzes and processes signal data, variation of the physical quantity generated when the foot of the user moves can be reflected in due time, and the data can be transmitted to the display terminal to be displayed and realize follow-up processing. The wearing type foot health measuring method has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in manufacture, fast response speed, stability in working, electromagnetic interference resistance, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance and the like, can be applied in industries including medical treatment, exercise training, games and the like, and has a high practical value.

Methods and apparatus related to improving player performance for trajectory-based sports are described. In particular, sporting devices are described that can be utilized to improve player performance in basketball. The sporting devices can include a camera-based system configured to capture and analyze the trajectory of a shot taken by a player. The camera-based system can be configured to provide feedback that allows a player to optimize the trajectory mechanics associated with shooting a basketball. In one embodiment, the camera-based system can be used in conjunction with a training aid that is attached to a basketball rim. The training aid can be configured to improve the trajectory mechanics of individuals utilizing the modified basketball rim to practice their shooting.

Disclosed is a fuzzy adaptive pictorial information digitizer (PID) control method of a motor train unit based on multi-model switch. According to the method, a data driving modeling method is proposed according to collected running process data of the motor train unit and field experience knowledge, the number of braking models is determined by means of subtraction cluster, and then a plurality of partial linear models describing a braking process of the motor train unit are established. The partial linear models adopt the recursive least-squares method to identify model parameters. At each sampling moment, an optimal partial model is selected based on the multi-model switch strategy, and the fuzzy adaptive PID control algorithm is adopted to control the braking process of the motor train unit, and therefore safe, punctual and effective running of the motor train unit is achieved. The multi-model adaptive PID control of the braking process of the motor train unit is simple, practical, capable of achieve multi-purpose control of the braking process of the motor train unit, and suitable for on-line monitoring and automatic control of the braking process of the motor training unit.

A training system, kit, and method including a weighted wearable equipment, e.g. gloves, having a sensor (e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, photoelectric sensors, position sensors, tilt sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, blood pressure sensors, heart rate monitors, and SpO2 sensors) and including a weight enhancement (e.g. weight bodies in closed pockets); a non-weighted wearable equipment of the same type as the weighted wearable equipment, the non-weighted wearable equipment having a sensor and. not including a weight enhancement; and a training application in functional communication with each of the weighted wearable equipment and the non-weighted wearable equipment and having a data processor that includes instructions for: analyzing data received from the sensor of each of the weighted wearable equipment and the non-weighted wearable equipment and generating predictive information derived from exercise training data from the sensors.

A weight resistance exercise machine having cable and pulley linkage assemblies attached to a single weight stack. Each cable and pulley linkage assembly, which is independent of the other(s), can be used by one arm or leg during bilateral exercise training (that is, training in which both limbs of a pair are used to simultaneously to lift a weight). A tilt platform and biofeedback assembly display and measure in real-time how much each limb of a pair is contributing to such lifting effort.

A comprehensive evaluation and training system for human jump index based on multi-modal signal is composed of a motion information collection module, a motion information processing module, a motioninformation evaluation module and a motion training guidance module, which can analyze and train a human lower limb explosive force, speed and other motion indexes. The device is designed based on nine-axis sensor, which overcomes the shortcomings of single data dimension, big error of evaluation result and single evaluation of traditional evaluation device. In the human-computer interaction interface of the information evaluation module, subjects can clearly see the multi-dimensional motion data and analysis results, and store and share them to the evaluation center. In the human-computer interaction interface of the training instruction module, the instructor can also set the movement parameters by himself, display the movement effect through VR technology, and make the best human jump training scheme. The device has the advantages of small volume, low cost of use and maintenance, high reliability, and is suitable for the evaluation and training of human jumping movement indexes.

The invention relates to a system for supporting an exercise movement, comprising an object, a detection device (101) for detecting an actual position of the object, a determination device (103) for determining a desired position of the object, and a display device (105) for displaying information on the desired position if the actual position and the desired position are different from each other.

The invention discloses a tail-suspended rat fixing device, which comprises a rat fixing box, a tail suspension device and an angle adjusting device. The invention also provides a tail-suspended rat vibration / motion training device, which comprises a motion track limit device, a vibration training device, an active motion training device, a passive motion training device, a rat hind limb fixing device and a height adjusting device. The invention also provides a vibration / motion control device, which comprises a display screen, a key, a direct-current motor speed adjusting knob, a power supply adapter, a switch, a USB interface and an internal circuit, wherein the direct-current motor speed adjusting knob is used for adjusting the rotating speed of a direct-current motor during passive motion training; the power supply adapter and the switch are used for supplying power for the whole device; the USB interface is used for carrying out function expansion later; and the internal circuit is used for controlling and quantifying rat vibration / motion training and supplying power. The device can keep the same tail-suspended height, can carry out equal-length and equal-tension motion by combining vibration and motion training, and simultaneously achieves training quantification and control.

The invention is directed to a motion trainer for improving a person's movement of an implement by allowing the person to visualize the path of the implement during the movement. The motion trainer comprises an implement having a plurality of motion characteristic sensors located thereon for determining, among other things, the direction of the movement and the orientation of the implement during the movement. Biofeedback devices provide the person information regarding the positioning of the implement during the movement.

The multi-exercise trainer includes a portable workout board having a low-friction upper surface. The low-friction upper surface includes a set of indicia concentrically spaced from one another to provide visual guidance for performing exercises thereon. The multi-exercise trainer further includes a hand pad slidable and rotatable over the low-friction upper surface. The indicia designate defined distances on the low-friction upper surface so a user may selectively position and slide the hand pad thereon while simultaneously performing push-ups.

A method for the video display of exercises by an instructor, to a person performing the exercises, whereby digitized animation is utilized to depict energy flow in relation to the body to enable the exerciser to combine movement, breathing and visualization of energy flow, to achieve improved exercise results.

The present invention discloses a hand function rehabilitation robot for patients with stroke and a use method of the hand function rehabilitation robot. The rehabilitation robot comprises a refrigeration and heating module, a motion training module, a water tank, a sensor unit and a control box, the refrigeration and heating module consists of a heat-conducting glove, a refrigeration sheet fixingfilm, semiconductor refrigeration sheets, a refrigerator, a flexible water pipe and a protective outer sleeve, and the motion training module comprises an adjusting slide block, a fixing bandage anda shape memory alloy sheet; and the sensor unit comprises a temperature sensor subunit, an inclination angle sensor subunit, a fingertip pressure sensor subunit, a muscle tension detection subunit anda myoelectricity detection subunit. Spasticity of a patient is evaluated to give out training parameters through multi-sensor information fusion. The robot has advantages of accurate control, compactstructure, etc., can realize cold and heat therapy and exercise training at the same time, improves rehabilitation efficiency, and can solve problems of huge system, inconvenient use, slow temperature response, etc. of traditional temperature stimulation therapy based on hydrotherapy.

An exercising machine for exercising of a user's torso, arm, leg or other body part, including an exercising attachment for exercising of the user's torso, arm, leg or other body part, a computer-controlled resistance actuator operatively connected to the exercising attachment to impart a resistance for concentric exercising of the user's torso, arm, leg or other body part through a forward range of motion, a computer-controlled force actuator operatively connected to the exercising attachment to impart a force for eccentric exercising of the user's torso, arm, leg or other body part through a reverse range of motion, a computer for controlling the actuators and a method for exercising, including imparting a resistance for concentric exercising of a user's torso, arm, leg or other body part through a forward range of motion and imparting a force for eccentric exercising of the user's torso, arm, leg or other body part through a reverse range of motion.

The invention discloses a real-time human body action analysis method based on vision. The method comprises: transplanting the pre-trained model to a mobile phone terminal; capturing a human body front single-shaking double-leaping video through a mobile phone camera; inputting the video into a pre-training model to analyze whether the body is kept upright, whether the left big arm tightens the body, whether the right big arm tightens the body, whether the wrist swings the rope, whether the two feet are folded and whether the left and right arms are kept horizontal in real time in the rope skipping process; and embedding the analysis result into the video, and storing the video locally, so that the problems of real-time action analysis and action quality evaluation in the exercise trainingprocess are solved, and a reference basis is provided for action analysis in the exercise process.

The invention provides a rehabilitation training robot used for standing up and stepping. The rehabilitation training robot comprises a base, a lifting plate, a training bed, a first electric push rod mechanism used for pushing the training bed to rise, and a second electric push rod mechanism used for pushing the training bed to stand up. One end of the lifting plate is hinged to the base, and the other end of the lifting plate is hinged to the training bed. One end of the first electric push rod mechanism is hinged to the base, and the other end of the first electric push rod mechanism is hinged to the lifting plate. One end of the second electric push rod mechanism is hinged to the lifting plate, and the other end of the second electric push rod mechanism is hinged to the training bed. A weight reduction supporting system used for supporting a human body when the training bed is in the stand-up state and a stepping training system used for stepping training are connected to the training bed, and the stepping movement training is natural and relaxed. The rehabilitation training robot is suitable for different rehabilitation stages, and is especially suitable for stepping training of early-stage or ultra-early-stage patients. The stepping training robot is scientific and reasonable in design, convenient to use, comfortable, safe and beneficial to training of walking function rehabilitation of paralysis patients.

In various embodiments, provided herein are systems, methods, processes, and devices for providing locomotive rehabilitation to a subject via one or more gait motions that substantially accurately mimic motions performed in healthy, natural gait cycles. The system may mimic natural gait motions via footplates and handles, and one or more linkage systems. In particular embodiments, the system may further include a motor unit and / or clutch for providing controlled forces assisting or resisting motions of a linkage system. Further, the system may include a tower for operating in a standing or seated position. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a body weight support system that provides offloading forces to a subject.