Patent ID: 11896536
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A wheelchair system comprising:
a wheelchair operable to detect a companion, the wheelchair comprising:
a plurality of sensors,
one or more wheels,
at least one actuator coupled to the one or more wheels,
a processing device, and
a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device and the plurality of sensors, the storage medium storing one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to:
generate a companion profile based on a plurality of identifying features of a determined companion,
determine a movement of the companion,
actuate the at least one actuator to drive the one or more wheels to follow the movement of the companion,
wherein the actuation of the at least one actuator to drive the one or more wheels to follow the movement of the companion is an autonomous control,
detect an undesirable object in a path of movement of the wheelchair, and
inhibit the autonomous control of the at least one actuator.