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

Claim 6:
7. A wheelchair system comprising:
a wheelchair operable to detect a companion, the wheelchair comprising:
a frame,
one or more wheels coupled to the frame,
at least one actuator coupled to the one or more wheels,
a plurality of sensors, and
a control unit,
wherein the control unit controls the wheelchair between a standard mode and a companion control mode such that in the companion control mode, the control unit actuates the at least one actuator to drive the one or more wheels to follow a 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,

the control unit further configured to detect an undesirable object in a path of movement of the wheelchair and inhibit the autonomous control of the at least one actuator.