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 11:
12. An apparatus comprising:
two or more wheels;
an axle extending from at least one side of the two or more wheels;
a harness connected to the axle at a proximal end, the harness extending away from the axle toward a grip positioned at a distal end of the harness, the grip configured to be grasped by an operator;
one or more sensors configured to sense information about a local environment, wherein each sensor of the one or more sensors is connected to one of the harness or the grip, 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 one or more 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 one or more 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 one or more sensors.