The present invention is generally directed to methods, systems, and computer program products for coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics, and more directly to stationary and non-stationary exercise equipment that include adjustable behaviors and are used with repetitive activities. The equipment is adjusted automatically in real-time to alter the work output, cadence, and/or timing of the user's physical activity in response to their monitored cardiovascular and musculoskeletal signals to achieve and maintain a targeted coordination of their heart and musculoskeletal pump cycle timing.

A system and method for controlling a device, such as a virtual reality (VR) and/or a prosthetic limb are provided. A biomimetic controller of the system comprises a signal processor and a musculoskeletal model. The signal processor processes M biological signals received from a residual limb to transform the M biological signals into N activation signals, where M and N are integers and M is less than N. The musculoskeletal model transforms the N activation signals into intended motion signals. A prosthesis controller transforms the intended motion signals into three or more control signals that are outputted from an output port of the prosthesis controller. A controlled device receives the control signals and performs one or more tasks in accordance with the control signals.

Provided is a weight exercise device. The weight exercise device includes: an exercise body in which a motion is generated according to a weight exercise of a user; a sensor configured to detect the motion of the exercise body; a display configured to output a user interface screen; and a processor configured to control the display to display, on the user interface screen, a first indicator indicating an exercise state of the user corresponding to the detected motion and a second indicator indicating an exercise guide that is recommended when exercising using the exercise body, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display such that a position of the second indicator is adaptively changed based on the exercise state of the user.

When controlling load torque of a drive unit on the basis of a biological signal detected from a subject's lower limb parts, adjustments are made to a hybrid ratio of voluntary control to generate running torque and a rotational speed of a crank according to the subject's intention and autonomous control to generate assisting power for the subject's pedaling motion on the basis of a rotation angle of the crank.

An individual linkage mechanism for a finger of an exoskeleton glove with sections that are interconnected with joints to enable changing their mutual angular orientation, which linkage mechanism includes a first linkage attached to the glove, a second linkage connected to the first linkage through a first joint, a third linkage connected to the second linkage through a second joint, and a fourth linkage connected to the third linkage through a third joint, wherein the fourth linkage is provided with a finger orthosis, and the second linkage, the third linkage and the fourth linkage are capable to assume a mutually parallel placement wherein the finger orthosis is adjacent to the second joint at a farthest end from the glove, and the third joint is closer to the glove than the second joint.

The present invention relates to a method for providing virtual realistic scenes, a VR device, a system, and a nonvolatile storage medium. Virtual outdoor realistic sports scenes are generated via the VR device while a user is running motion on a treadmill apparatus. In addition, the virtual outdoor realistic sports scenes can be changed based on different motion states.

The problem of inactivity can occur at any area of our lives. Inactive periods can originate from being at hospital, rehabilitation, from physical condition, even during daily routine, or at leisure time. Several medical research discuses the irreparable harm of regular inactivity. The method and respective device according to the invention urges the person from harmful inactivity to activity, by signaling and measuring device, or by flexible displacing device. The signaling and measuring device or the flexible displacing device are coupled onto objects used in our daily life, thus activity can happen in our daily routine, at places where we at regularly. Activity happens by applying muscle force with controlled size, length of time and number of repetitions. Signaling and measuring device or flexible displacing device according to the method are coupled to other objects, such as bed or table. Signal initiates activity, sensors measure the engagement of proper muscle force and the signal is turned off accordingly. Similarly, flexible displacing device coupled to other objects is used to displace the inactive person in a controlled manner, by applying flexible force with controlled size over controlled length of time in retainable, stoppable form. The method and respective devices can be implemented at many possible circumstances, for example in healthcare institutions.

An approximation method and system are provided for more quickly controlling a prosthetic or other device by reducing computational processing time in a muscle model that can be used to control the prosthetic. For a given muscle, the approximation method can quickly compute polynomial structures for a muscle length and for each associated moment arms, which may be used to generate a torque for a joint position of a physics model. The physics model, in turn, produces a next joint position and velocity data for driving a prosthetic. The approximation method expands the polynomial structures as long as expansion is possible and sufficiently beneficial. The computations can be performed quickly by expanding the polynomial structures in a way that constrains the muscle length polynomial to the moment arm polynomial structures, and vice versa.

Provided is an apparatus for managing a player with a guard including a sensor sensing a vital information of a player to calculate an injury risk of the player to thereby manage a condition of the player, the apparatus including: a communication unit receiving the vital information from the guard and transmitting the injury risk to the guard; a memory storing a program calculating the injury risk to manage the condition of the player; and a processor connected to the communication unit and the memory to execute an operation implemented by the program, in which the program may include instructions using the vital information and pre-stored vital recovering ability data of the player to calculate the injury risk of the player.

One or more apparatuses are provided. In an example, an exercise machine is provided. The exercise machine may include one or more driving elements connected to one or more motors controlled by a computer. The one or more motors may be configured to provide an electromechanical resistance via the one or more driving elements. The electromechanical resistance may be controlled by smart algorithms running on the computer such that variable resistance is provided at different parts of movement. The algorithms may use readings from one or more sensors. The exercise machine may include a controller configured to control the motor based upon one or more inputs. The exercise machine may include an exercise bar. The exercise machine may include a screen. The exercise machine may include safety actuators. The exercise machine may be fixed on its place or may be portable. The exercise machine may include electromechanical safety stand(s).