Ki Mobility LLC

Munsey, Douglas H.

Slagerman, Murray

Douglas H Munsey

Thomas J Whelan

Murray G Slagerman

Richard E Schneider

Daniel H Packard

Patrick Abadi

William G N Coon

Robin D Knight

Kimberly M Wheeler

Murray Slagerman

Embodiments for determining an orientation of a scanned image. In an exemplary embodiment, a method comprises receiving image data of an image of one or more objects. Each object of the one or more objects in the image includes a plurality of points on a surface of the object. The method further comprises generating a plurality of subsets of points of the plurality of points and fitting a parametric model to more than one subset of the plurality of subsets to generate a plurality of parametric models. Further, the method identifies a parametric model of the plurality of parametric models that includes the largest number of points and orients the image based on the parametric model that includes the largest number of points.

Systems and methods for determining an orientation of an image

A wheelchair is disclosed herein. The wheelchair includes a base frame extending in a fore-aft direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the fore-aft direction. The wheelchair also includes a plurality of wheels supporting the base frame for movement. The wheelchair also includes a seat frame operable to support a seat and a wheelchair occupant sitting in the seat. The wheelchair also includes a support assembly interconnecting the seat frame to the base frame for pivoting movement between an upright position, a fully-tilted position and an intermediate position between the upright position and the fully-tilted position. The support assembly utilizes a plurality of control paths to direct the seat frame in translating and rotating planar body motion that defines a fixed centrode. A center of gravity of the seat frame and the seat and the wheelchair occupant is definable in operation. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of control paths are arranged such that the center of gravity is directable during pivoting movement of the seat frame along a follower path being at least one of substantially horizontal and concave with the center of gravity vertically lower in the intermediate position than in at least one of the upright position and the fully-tilted position. In another aspect of the disclosure, the seat frame is adjustably positionable relative to the base frame in the fore-aft direction such that the position of the center of gravity is settable through adjust along a single axis to create an alignment of the center of gravity with the fixed centrode and thereby creates stability within the limits of the range of motion of the system.

Tilt-in-space wheelchair using multiple controlling paths

A foldable wheelchair () and foldable wheelchair frame assembly () including a pair of side frames (), a cross-bracing frame assembly () coupling the side frames () together for movement transversely between a spaced apart deployed position and a proximate folded position. A variable length link assembly () is mounted into and forms a part of the cross-bracing frame assembly () in a position between at least one of the side frames () and a remainder of the cross-bracing frame assembly. The extensible link assembly () being formed for variation of the overall length in a direction extending transversely between the side frames () during movement of the side frames () between the deployed and the folded positions so as not to force the side frames () into unparallel motion which causes the upholstery to bind the folding mechanism. The extensible link assembly () is preferably and over-center linkage that is resiliently biased to the extended position. A method of providing a foldable wheelchair frame assembly () is also disclosed.

Foldable wheelchair with extensible link assembly and method

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Stevens Point, WI, United States of America

Douglas H Munsey