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US 11,793,705 · App. 18/016,160 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Fall-resistant method of intelligent rollator, intelligent rollator and controller thereof

Inventors: Jian Diao (Taizhou, CN); Mao Gong (Taizhou, CN)
Assignee: ZHEJIANG YIHENGYUE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A61H3/04B60T7/12B60T8/1701B60T8/171A61H2003/043A61H2003/046A61H2201/018A61H2201/1207A61H2201/5007A61H2201/5046A61H2201/5064A61H2201/5084
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Patent No.
US 11,793,705
App. No.
18/016,160
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a fall-resistant control method for an intelligent rollator, an intelligent rollator and a controller. The intelligent rollator has a vehicle body, front wheels and/or rear wheels configured at the bottom of the vehicle body and driven by a motor. The fall-resistant control method includes: recording the current position of the motor as the initial position when the moving speed of the intelligent rollator exceeds a first threshold and the acceleration of the intelligent rollator exceeds a second threshold; determining a first braking torque according to the position change of the motor relative to the initial position, wherein the greater the position change, the greater the first braking torque; determining a second braking torque according to the moving speed and/or acceleration of the intelligent rollator, wherein the greater the moving speed and/or the acceleration, the greater the second braking torque; determining the fall-resistant braking torque according to the first braking torque and the second braking torque.

Claims (24)

1. A fall-resistant control method for an intelligent rollator having a vehicle body, front wheels and/or rear wheels configured at the bottom of the vehicle body and driven by a motor, comprising the following steps:

recording the current position of the motor as the initial position when the moving speed of the intelligent rollator exceeds a first threshold and the acceleration of the intelligent rollator exceeds a second threshold;

determining a first braking torque according to the position change of the motor relative to the initial position, wherein the greater the position change, the greater the first braking torque;

determining a second braking torque according to the moving speed and/or acceleration of the intelligent rollator, wherein the greater the moving speed and/or the acceleration, the greater the second braking torque;

determining the fall-resistant braking torque according to the first braking torque and the second braking torque;

applying the fall-resistant braking torque to the motor in the opposite direction of the movement of the motor; and

after the position change of the motor reaches the maximum value, stopping to apply the fall-resistant braking torque to the motor, when the position change of the motor is reduced to an amount less than or equal to a first disengagement threshold, and/or when the difference between the fall-resistant braking torque and the maximum fall-resistant braking torque is greater than or equal to a second disengagement threshold.

2. The fall-resistant control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the fall-resistant braking torque according to the first braking torque, after the position change of the motor reaches the maximum value.

3. An intelligent rollator, comprising:

at least one memory and at least one processor;

one or more programs stored in the memory,

wherein the one or more programs are executed by the at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to claim 1 .

4. A controller, comprising:

at least one memory and at least one processor;

one or more programs stored in the memory,

wherein the one or more programs are executed by the at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to claim 1 .

5. A fall-resistant control device for an intelligent rollator having a vehicle body, front wheels and/or rear wheels configured at the bottom of the vehicle body and driven by a motor, comprising:

a position record module for recording the current position of the motor as the initial position when the moving speed of the intelligent rollator exceeds a first threshold and the acceleration of the intelligent rollator exceeds a second threshold;

a first braking torque determination module for determining a first braking torque according to the position change of the motor relative to the initial position, wherein the greater the position change, the greater the first braking torque;

a second braking torque determination module for determining a second braking torque according to the moving speed and/or acceleration of the intelligent rollator, wherein the greater the moving speed and/or the acceleration, the greater the second braking torque;

a fall-resistant braking torque determination module for determining the fall-resistant braking torque according to the first braking torque and the second braking torque;

a fall-resistant braking torque application module for applying the fall-resistant braking torque to the motor in the opposite direction of the movement of the motor; and

a fall-resistant braking torque release module for stopping the application of the fall-resistant braking torque to the motor, after the position change of the motor reaches a maximum value, the position change of the motor is reduced to less than a first release threshold, or, the difference between the fall-resistant braking torque and the maximum fall-resistant braking torque is greater than a second release threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: DIAO, JIAN; GONG, MAO
To: ZHEJIANG YIHENGYUE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110931763.8 · Aug 13, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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