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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Valeda Company, Oakland Park, FL (US);
Edgardo Cardona, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Patrick Girardin, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Valeda Company, LLC, Oakland Park, FL (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a controller configured to determine the position, direction, or speed of a wheelchair during ingress or egress in a wheelchair accessible vehicle. The controller may receive input from any combination of sensors configured to provide signals indicative of the wheelchair position, direction, or speed, such as cameras, light curtains, and floor pressure sensors. The controller can be configured to sense and correct unsafe conditions, such as the wheelchair approaching an edge of a ramp, and to sense when the wheelchair has reached a final securement position and/or has departed the vehicle.