151 results about "Personal mobility" patented technology

A control system for a personal mobility vehicle having a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure.

The invention relates to a network terminal selection method and a device in a heterogeneous network. The method selects the most suitable network to be accessed through collecting network information, user information, terminal information and service information of usable candidate networks, and selects the most suitable terminal in the selected network to execute the switching of the terminal or the switching of the network and the terminal. The invention changes emphasis on personal mobility from previous terminal mobility, enables a user to connect with a plurality of single mode / multiple mode terminals, innovatively considers a user terminal selection proposal and realizes terminal intelligent switching at the same time of network selection. Simultaneously, in order to enable the network selection to satisfy the demands of users and services to the maximum, the invention introduces a plurality of parameters in the aspect of networks, terminals, users and services, and uses a simplified intelligent network terminal selection method to enable a network selection mechanism to be more intelligent and effective.

A computer-equipped mobility device for transporting an occupant of the device over a distance and for providing access to a network comprises a personal mobility device, a computer, and a user input device. The computer is coupled to the personal mobility device and is configured to link to the network as well as to engage in two-way communication with the network. The user input device is coupled to the personal mobility device. The user input device is also linked to the computer and capable of at least partially controlling the operation of the computer.

A foldable personal mobility vehicle is disclosed comprising first and second units having first and second wheels being rotatable about first and second axles. A drive unit rotates the second wheel for moving the foldable personal mobility vehicle. A pivot disposed substantially parallel to the first and second axles pivotably connects the first unit to the second unit for folding the personal mobility vehicle. The foldable personal mobility vehicle may include a folding unit for automatically folding the foldable personal mobility vehicle.

The vehicle comprises a base and a seat moveable along a curve having a focal point. The vehicle is adjustable to position an occupant in the seat to achieve a desired position for the center of gravity of the occupant relative to the focal point of the curve. A method for minimizing effort required to tilt the seat of a personal mobility vehicle comprises the steps of providing a personal mobility vehicle having a seat that is adapted to move along an arc having a center of curvature, positioning the seat substantially horizontally, providing an occupant in the seat, and adjusting the position of the vehicle occupant's center of gravity so that the center of gravity is substantially equal to or below the center of curvature of the arc.

An electric vehicle with a modular frame that includes a main chassis with a rider platform (standing position), front fork / wheel assembly, handlebar assembly, and rear trailing arm assembly with left and right rear wheels. The front fork assembly bolts to the main chassis. The handlebar assembly fastens to the pivoting steer tube of the front fork assembly. The trailing arm assembly bolts to the main chassis and pivots to provide rear suspension for the vehicle. The trailing arm includes a stabilizer bar connecting the right and left trailing arms. Electronics enclosures are integral to the main chassis and are structural members of the vehicle. The battery pack can be installed or removed from the main chassis with a hand-activated latch. The electronics plate contains traction system electronics and is removable from the main chassis. The handle bar assembly includes a folding mechanism.

A dynamic seating system includes a seat tray that is positioned within a base and mounted for forward and rearward sliding movement with respect to the base. A biasing element is connected relative to the base and the seat tray for biasing the seat tray rearward relative to the base.

A slow speed, driver's stand-up only, three-wheels, portable, leverless, extremely lightweight, two-part personal mobility vehicle. A front major part, wheel drive assembly, comprising of an upper sub-part, comprising of levers free steering handle mounted on steering column. A lower sub-part comprises of an extended backwards supporting leg, a control box, an electric chain motor assembly, a fork assembly, and front wheel assembly. A two-part hinge assembly below the steering column, enabling folding steering column, and, if necessary, removal. A second major part, a rear assembly chassis, comprising of a riders flat platform surface mounted on a rectangular metal frame, partially mounted on a rear axle, which is connected to both rear wheels. A rear hydraulic foot brake system installed in both rear wheels, whereby a foot brake (pedal) lever formed on top platform surface. An alternative, none-emergency hand brake lever, may be fastened on the steering handle. A removable battery pack is formed on the platform surface. A two-part telescopic box fit assembly, whereby a receiving part is mounted upward on the end of extended leg; a second, sleeve-type part, is formed, respectively, downward on the front platform frame, for interconnecting both major vehicle parts into a complete vehicle, ready to drive at lower speed than 5 MPH. Two sets of simple outlet-plug assembly are formed on respective parts of the battery and platform, and on both ends of the telescopic assembly to supply power to the motor. Said telescopic connecting mechanism enables assembly, disassembly, loading and unloading in less than seven seconds.

A personal mobility vehicle is described. Generally, the vehicle includes a vehicle frame with multiple wheels rotatably connected thereto. The vehicle further includes one or more components that allow the vehicle to be leanable, yet stable. In this regard, such components may include: a fifth link suspension mechanism that couples at least one of the wheels to the vehicle frame, an offset hub motor system that is connected to at least one of the wheels, a lean adjustment system connected to at least one of the wheels, a return to neutral lean position mechanism connected to at least one of the wheels, and a differential system for a leanable vehicle. While the vehicle can seat any suitable number of occupants, in some cases, the vehicle seats one or two occupants. Other implementations are also described.

A system for controlling movement of a personal mobility vehicle near a restricted region is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a detector that is configured to be disposed on the personal mobility vehicle and that is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted to the restricted region. The system also includes a control unit configured to communicate with the detector. The control unit is further configured to determine proximity of the detector to the restricted region using information related to the signal received by the detector. The control unit is also configured to provide a command to inhibit movement of the personal mobility vehicle in response to the determined proximity of the vehicle to the restricted region.

The invention relates to the field of personal mobility technology and vehicle-mounted Bluetooth technology and discloses a Bluetooth voice control method and device and an intelligent terminal. The method comprises the steps of conducting Bluetooth matching and connection with a peripheral, sending a request signal to the peripheral, attempting connection with an RFCOMM channel set by the peripheral, receiving an RFCOMM channel establishment confirmation signal returned by the peripheral, establishing a Socket port based on an RFCOMM, receiving a VTCP data packet transmitted from the peripheral through the Socket port, recognizing a voice instruction in the data packet and converting the voice instruction into a specific control instruction for operation of the intelligent terminal. According to the Bluetooth voice control method, device and intelligent terminal, a VTCP is adopted to transmit 16-KHz voice signals through the RFCOMM channel, so that the voice recognition rate is effectively increased; furthermore, efficient and accurate voice control over the intelligent terminal is achieved, and safety and convenience in the process of controlling the intelligent terminal by a user are guaranteed to the maximum extent.

A retractable armrest is disclosed for a foldable chair. The chair has a seat and a backrest with the backrest being pivotably mounted to the seat by a chair pivot for movement between an operating position and a folded position. A link pivotably operates between armrest and the seat for enabling the armrest to be rotated into the retracted position when the backrest is in the operating position. The link rotates the armrest from the extended position to the retracted position upon the backrest being moved from the operating position to the folded position. The foldable chair is suitable for use on a personal mobility vehicle such as a scooter, a power wheel chair, a foldable personal mobility vehicle or any other suitable chair.

A wind and solar powered Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) rental outlet specifically configured to offer electric bicycles, SEGWAYS,Personal mobility scooters and other such personal electric modes of transportation for rental in any remote, off-grid location served by the tourist industry, such as islands and beach resorts, and in other locations that typically do not have access to the electrical infrastructure to offer such a rental service. This LEV rental outlet is equipped with enough battery storage so as to allow for the multiple use of each personal electric vehicle on an hourly basis over the course of a day. The LEV rental outlet is configured entirely within an ISO Standard Shipping Container so as to be transportable on commercial container ship. This allows the LEV rental outlet it to be deployed and operated in any location in the world without the need of supporting infrastructure.

A personal mobility device, such as a wheelchair or a scooter, is disclosed. The personal mobility device includes at least one angle sensor to detect if the personal mobility device has overturned, and at least one accelerometer to detect if the personal mobility device has been struck in an accident. The angle sensor and the accelerometer sensor or coupled to a processor, and transmit data to the processor. A communication module is coupled to the processor and automatically signals a remote party for assistance when activated by the processor in response to an indication that the personal mobility device has overturned or been struck. The personal mobility device further includes a mast having a video device mounted atop thereof and in communication with a display to provide a video signal from an elevated position to the display, and a current sensor and a remote battery disconnect switch to reduce the potential for electrical fire.

An electronic control system has the ability to programmably assign or map various input functions to different output functions. This allows for a much greater degree of customization of the control system for an individual user and allows inputs to be matched to different outputs to suit the individual users needs more optimally.

An electric powered personal mobility vehicle that includes at least one front wheel and an electric motor that provides rotational force to a wheel of the vehicle. The electric motor is supported by the vehicle and is powered by a rechargeable battery that is also supported by the vehicle. The vehicle can also include swivel caster wheels each configured to rotate about a wheel axis.

A mobility vehicle includes a personal mobility vehicle having at least one wheel body and a power-assisting system. The power-assisting system includes an actuation unit, a sensing unit and a signal processing unit. The actuation unit has a motor and a power amplifier geared with the motor. The sensing unit includes a motor rotation speed sensor, a multi-axis accelerometer and a multi-axis gyroscope, so as to sense the velocity, acceleration and the absolute angular velocity of the mobility vehicle in motion in real time. The signal processing unit is connected to the actuation unit and the sensing unit, so as to process the signals of the sensing unit. Then, the actuation unit performs inertia compensation, damping compensation and gravity compensation to the mobility vehicle through a dynamic signal-conditioning algorithm. When the mobility vehicle is actuated by human-power, the power-assisting system assists the power automatically to save human labor.

A robotic arm is mounted on a personal mobility device, such as a wheelchair, scooter or the like, and is controlled with a user input interface, also mounted on the personal mobility device. The user input interface has a grip operable by the user to move in a plurality of orthogonal directions, both spatially and angularly, having articulating arms supporting a housing with a pivot member.

An improved suspension system is disclosed for a personal mobility vehicle comprising an arm assembly pivotably mounted to a fame section. A wheel assembly is connected to the arm assembly. A spring is interposed between the arm assembly and the second frame section for resiliently suspending the wheel assembly relative to the frame section. In one example of the invention, the frame section comprises a rigid frame section of the personal mobility vehicle. In another example of the invention, the frame section comprises a resilient leaf spring resiliently suspending the assembly of the personal mobility vehicle. In another example of the invention, a resilient coil spring interposed between the arm assembly the resilient leaf spring for providing a multiple resilient suspension for the wheel assembly.

A scale for measuring the weight of a subject associated with a personal mobility system. The scale includes a sheet sized to receive the subject and at least a portion of the personal mobility system, a plurality of weighing pads separate from and selectively engageable with the sheet in a pattern corresponding to either the subject or a portion of the personal mobility device, and a display device in communication with the weighing pads to display a weight either of the subject or the subject and personal mobility system.

A light weight and portable personal mobility device, having an energy source capable of propelling an adult rider within an urban indoor and / or outdoor environment that is small enough to be easy to bring onto public transport vehicles. The energy source may be electricity or the rider themselves. The device, powered or non-powered, compresses from a small scooter in ride mode to, in a transportable state, a briefcase sized device. The outer casing of the device includes space within it for the integral components of the device and provides a means of housing components and transporting the device. A further embodiment / mode of the device, in addition to the retracted “briefcase mode”, and the deployed “ride mode”, would be a “trolley mode”, whereas the device, when in “trolley mode”, is pulled by a long handle, similar to the way “wheeled airline type luggage devices” are pulled around airports and numerous other locations.