Patent ID: 11865062
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a platform comprising a housing defining an interior space;
two or more wheels connected to the platform and supporting the platform above the ground;
a harness connected to the platform and positioned to be grasped by an operator;
at least two sensors configured to sense information about a local environment, wherein each sensor of the at least two sensors is connected to one of the housing or the harness, and wherein each sensor is configured to sense information associated with a sensor zone of the local environment; and
a processor configured to analyze information from the at least two sensors and identify one or more objects in a forward path, the processor additionally configured to construct and send a plurality of messages to the operator, wherein the plurality of messages correspond to the identified one or more objects in the forward path, and wherein the plurality of messages comprise an audible message via a speaker based on information associated with a first sensor zone of the local environment received from a first sensor of the at least two sensors and a tactile message via the harness based on information associated with a second sensor zone of the local environment received from a second sensor of the at least two sensors.