230 results about "Motion generation" patented technology

A “Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller” includes a plurality of Electromyography (EMG) sensors and provides a wired or wireless human-computer interface (HCl) for interacting with computing systems and attached devices via electrical signals generated by specific movement of the user's muscles. Following initial automated self-calibration and positional localization processes, measurement and interpretation of muscle generated electrical signals is accomplished by sampling signals from the EMG sensors of the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller. In operation, the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller is donned by the user and placed into a coarsely approximate position on the surface of the user's skin. Automated cues or instructions are then provided to the user for fine-tuning placement of the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller. Examples of Wearable Electromyography-Based Controllers include articles of manufacture, such as an armband, wristwatch, or article of clothing having a plurality of integrated EMG-based sensor nodes and associated electronics.

An electronic device (100) configured to provide a localized haptic response to a user is provided. The electronic device (100) includes an interface assembly (102) having a user interface surface (600) with a display (206) disposed beneath the user interface surface (600). A compliance member, such as a haptic feedback bezel (209) is disposed beneath the display (206). The compliance member includes one or more cantilever members (210) having motion generation devices (402) coupled thereto. Each cantilever member (210) includes an ell (303) that passes about the display (206) and couples to the user interface surface (600). When the motion generation device (402) is actuated, a haptic force is delivered to the user interface surface (600) through the ell (303).

An electronic device (100) is configured to deliver a localized haptic feedback response (101) to a user. The electronic device (100) includes a device housing (107) and an interface assembly having a display lens (202) or other user interface surface and a motion generation device (212) affixed to the interface assembly. A compliance member (204) is disposed between the device housing (107) and the interface assembly. The compliance member (204) suspends the interface assembly from the device housing (107) and permits the interface assembly to physically move relative to the device housing (107) in response to actuation of the motion generation device (212), thereby delivering a localized tactile response to a user.

The invention relates to an exoskeleton walk-assisting robot for old people and a bionic control method for anti-falling gaits. The exoskeleton walk-assisting robot comprises exoskeleton trunk components, joint components, an action control unit, an auxiliary unit and a power supply, wherein the exoskeleton trunk components are connected to a lower body of a user and assist the user to complete stand and walking actions; the joint components are connected with the exoskeleton trunk components and enable the exoskeleton trunk components to bend and stretch; the action control unit is capable of acquiring acceleration and angular speed signals during walking of the robot in real time, processing the signals and generating corresponding motion signals so as to control actions of the exoskeleton trunk components and to finish motion generation and reverse solution; and the power supply provides energy for the whole device. The exoskeleton walk-assisting robot for the old people is compact in structure, good in control effect, capable of acquiring accelerations in three directions and angular speeds in two directions in real time and judging falling states of the exoskeleton walk-assisting robot comprehensively, integrated with a posture reflex mechanism of human bodies and suitable for unknown unstructured complex terrains.

A method and apparatus for generating electric energy from the motion of the waves. The apparatus comprises at least one member which is moved by the motion of the waves. The apparatus also comprises an energy transfer mechanism coupled to the or each member. The energy transfer mechanism converts the kinetic energy from movement of the or each member to potential energy by pressurization of a fluid. The apparatus further comprises a first chamber, arranged to store the pressurized fluid and a conversion means for converting the potential energy stored in the pressurized fluid into electric energy. The apparatus can be arranged such that any substantially vertical displacement of the or each member causes actuation of the or each corresponding energy transfer mechanism.

An interface peripheral (101) for delivering haptic feedback includes a plurality of user input elements (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112) that can be configured as keys. An engagement layer (222) or mechanical sheet spans two or more of the keys. One or more motion generation components (228, 229) can be coupled to the engagement layer. When a user actuates a key, it translates to close a switch, which can be a membrane switch or force sensing resistive switch. A control module (2105) actuates a motion generation component and the engagement layer (222) engages the actuated key or keys via either compression engagement or translation engagement. A haptic response (617) is delivered to the engaged key via the engagement layer.

An article useful for mechanical skin resurfacing techniques is suitable for transferring mechanical energy from a handheld device to skin placed in contact with the article. The article may be characterized by its Durable Abrasiveness, Compressibility, Displacement, and/or surface roughness. The article may be formed of a fibrous structure having a first major surface having associated therewith an adhesive system and a second major surface, generally opposite the first major surface. The second major surface is arranged and configured to reversibly engage a fastener of a motion-generating unit. The invention also relates to a coupling device for coupling a motorized apparatus to a disposable skin-contactable element. The coupling device includes a water-resistant first attachment and a second attachment for releasably affixing said article to a surface of the motion generation unit.

A dynamics-based motion generation apparatus includes: a dynamics model conversion unit for automatically converting character model data into dynamics model data of a character to be subjected to a dynamics simulation; a dynamics model control unit for modifying the dynamics model data and adding or modifying an environment model; a dynamics motion conversion unit for automatically converting reference motion data of the character, which has been created by using the character model data, into dynamics motion data through the dynamics simulation by referring to the dynamics model data and the environment model; and a motion editing unit for editing the reference motion data to decrease a gap between reference motion data and dynamics motion data. The apparatus further includes a robot motion control unit for controlling a robot by inputting preset torque values to related joint motors of the robot by referring to the dynamics motion data.

An apparatus, method, and medium for producing motion-generated sound is disclosed, in which a sound that corresponds to a specified direction is output when a motion detected by a motion sensor is a motion in the specified direction. The apparatus includes a motion input unit receiving an input motion, a detection unit detecting a direction of the input motion, a sound extraction unit extracting sound corresponding to the detected direction of motion, and an output unit outputting the extracted sound.

The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates creating an image-based video by automatically applying a motion to an image. A motion component can receive the image and generate a corresponding motion, which can mitigate complications involved with authoring the image-based video. The motion component can apply the motion to the image based at least upon a comparison between an aspect ratio of the image and a resulting video aspect ratio. The comparison can be a numeric difference, wherein the difference can be associated with a category, wherein the category provides the motion to be applied.

The invention discloses a snakelike motion detection and analysis system of a high-speed-train bogie and a method thereof. The system aims at analyzing the snakelike motion state of the high-speed-train bogie in different environments and different work conditions and reasons for generation of the snakelike motion and effects of the snakelike motion on operation security of the high-speed train. Bogie transverse and longitudinal acceleration signals are acquired through a transverse two-dimension acceleration sensor and a longitudinal two-dimension acceleration sensor, which are arranged on the bogie of the system and storage of characteristic data is performed through filtering of the signals by a real-time data acquisition controller and the analysis result and trend are transmitted to a train display terminal through a train transmission network. Therefore, long-term tracking and trend analysis of the bogie transverse and longitudinal data are realized and occurred faults of the bogie are monitored and alarmed in a real-time manner.

A music recognition method based on harmonic features and a motion generation method for a mobile robot. The music recognition method preferably includes: extracting harmonic peaks from an audio signal of an input song; computing a harmonic feature related to the average of distances between extracted harmonic peaks; and recognizing the input song by harmonic component analysis based on the computed harmonic feature. The motion generation method for a mobile robot includes: extracting a musical feature from an audio signal of an input song; generating an initial musical score after identifying the input song on the basis of the extracted musical feature; generating a final musical score by synchronizing the initial musical score and musical feature together; and generating robot motions or a motion script file by matching a motion pattern of the mobile robot with the final musical score.

The invention discloses a macro and micro dual-driving precise wedged feeding worktable and a motion generation method, and belongs to the field of numerical control processing. The worktable adopts a dual-driving mode of linear motors and piezoelectric transducers, and comprises X-direction and Y-direction linear motors, X-direction and Y-direction reading heads, grating rulers, wedged blocks, a moving plate, a Y-direction slide block, a worktable panel, a connecting plate, the piezoelectric transducers, support rods and a clamping worktable. The X-direction linear motor drives the wedged blocks to move to separatelygenerate X-direction and Z-direction precise high-travel motions; the Y-direction linear motor generates a Y-direction precise high-travel motion; and the piezoelectric transducers drive a parallel flexible hinge structure on the working panel to generate precise micro-travel motions in X, Y and Z directions and micro-rotation around X and Y directions. The worktable can be used for installing workpiecesorcutter devicesto generate precise feeding motions, is fast in response, high in precision, high in travel and high in displacement resolution, and can be directly integrated with a numerical control machine tool for auxiliary precise processing.

The invention relates to a method for realizing an identifying code. The method comprises the following steps: when a user access request from a terminal is received, sending a request by a server for inputting the identifying code to the terminal; after the terminal receives the request for inputting the identifying code, obtaining a movement mode signal generated from movement of a gravity sensing module, responding to the terminal, in the terminal; taking the movement mode signal as the indentifying code, and sending the movement mode signal to the server; analyzing the movement mode signal by the server to obtain an actual movement mode of the terminal; and judging if the indentifying code is right according to the actual movement mode of the terminal. The invention also provides a device and system for realizing the indentifying code. By using the method, device and system, the user experience requirement is satisfied, and safety of the indentifying code is ensured.

A motion generation device may be for generating a movement for changing the robot from a first orientation to a second orientation, and include a first acquisition unit that acquires first orientation information that specifies the first orientation and second orientation information that specifies the second orientation, a second acquisition unit that acquires at least one priority item regarding the movement for changing from the first orientation to the second orientation, and a movement generation unit that generates a motion of the robot that includes a movement path along which the robot moves from the first orientation to the second orientation, based on the first orientation information, the second orientation information, and the priority item that were acquired.

The invention relates to a test method for a pneumatic characteristic of a wing of a combined type multi-component ornithopter, and belongs to the technical field of ornithopter performance test. A pneumatic characteristic integrated measuring platform and an ornithopter wing motion generation mechanism are included, and are connected via a flexible link rod. Force values measured by force measuring sensors in different measuring orientations are used to solve a 3D pneumatic force and a 3D pneumatic moment via certain mathematic model. A single-component cantilever beam force measuring sensorserves as the core, the test method for the pneumatic characteristic of the wing of the combined type multi-component ornithopter is provided, a force measuring device is simple in structure, low in cost of key parts and high in measurability. Multiple single-component cantilever beam force measuring sensors are combined according to certain measuring principles, the sensors are combined to improve the applicability of the test device and method effectively, a measuring scope can be expanded according to the force measuring scope of the single-component cantilever beam force measuring sensors,and measuring requiremtns of different occasions can be met.

A device for generating sounds associated with movements of animals, the device comprising a movable member operatively associated with a motion generation system and configured to be set in a desired motion by the motion generation system, and an extension assembly operatively associated with the movable member so as to cause contact with a desired contact medium to generate sounds that mimic sounds associated with movements of animals.

The embodiment of the invention provides electronic equipment and a control method of the electronic equipment, relates to the field of mobile equipment, can prolong the service lives of keystrokes of the electronic equipment, does not need to monitor the movement condition of the electronic equipment in real time, and reduces the power consumption. The electronic equipment comprises a movement generation unit, an instruction generation unit and an instruction execution unit, wherein the movement generation unit is used for generating mechanical movement in shaking of the electronic equipment, and generating a trigger signal according to the mechanical movement, the instruction generation unit is used for generating an operating instruction corresponding to the trigger signal after receiving the trigger signal, and the instruction execution unit is used for executing the corresponding operation according to the operating instruction. The embodiment of the invention is used for replacing or assisting keystrokes of the electronic equipment with a movement switch.

The invention discloses an unsupervised monocular depth estimation algorithm based on deep learning. Through comparing the difference between the optical flow generated by the motion of the camera andthe all-optical flow, the detection of the moving target in the scene is realized; finally, the depth estimation effect of the algorithm is improved. According to the method, under the condition thata training label is not needed, for a moving monocular camera video, unsupervised estimation of a depth image, a camera pose and a moving optical flow can be achieved at the same time, the predictionprecision of the three tasks is excellent, and the precision and robustness of the algorithm are effectively enhanced by detecting a dynamic target in a scene.