Mobility device control system

• Main Authors: van der Merwe, Dirk A, Gray, Brian G, Dastous, Susan D, Coulter, Stewart M, Pawlowski, Daniel F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.07.2021
• Subjects: CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; CONTROLLING; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; CYCLES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MEASURING; MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TESTING; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A mobility device that can accommodate speed sensitive steering, adaptive speed control, a wide weight range of users, an abrupt change in weight, traction control, active stabilization that can affect the acceleration range of the mobility device and minimize back falls, and enhanced redundancy that can affect the reliability and safety of the mobility device.