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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Longin, Flanders, BE;
Mark Gijbels, Vlaams-brabant, BE;
Robin Celis, Flanders, BE;
Gunther Cuypers, Lommel, BE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 3/02 (2006.01); A61G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); A61G 3/02 (2013.01); A61G 3/0209 (2013.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/0866 (2016.11); A61G 5/10 (2013.01); A61G 5/1051 (2016.11); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); A61G 2203/22 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0206 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus to automatically maneuver a wheelchair relative to a vehicle. The vehicle has a first sensor arrangement comprising at least one sensor, and the wheelchair has a second sensor arrangement comprising at least one sensor. The automatic maneuver is carried out both on the basis of sensor signals from the first sensor arrangement and on the basis of sensor signals from the second sensor arrangement.