Patent ID: 11865053
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A powered wheelchair apparatus comprising:
a chair component;
a power base component; and
a wheelchair control system comprising:
a processor;
a user input device communicatively coupled to the processor, the user input device extending outwardly from a distal end of an armrest of the chair component in a longitudinal direction, the user input device comprising a control knob that is manually actuated and turns about a longitudinal axis;
a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor that stores logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the wheelchair control system to:
receive user instructions from the user input device; and
change operation of the powered wheelchair apparatus from one mode to a different mode based on the instructions from the user input device.