Alberto Daniel Lacaze;Karl Nicholas Murphy;Joseph Putney;John Keyser
发明人:
Alberto Daniel Lacaze,Karl Nicholas Murphy,Joseph Putney,John Keyser
申请号：
US15904787
公开号：
US20180311085A1
申请日:
2018.02.26
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A system allowing a wheelchair bound user to embark and disembark a vehicle without assistance. The user requests entry into the vehicle. The vehicle is manually or autonomously driven into a safe position for ingress. The vehicle checks if the area is clear to open the door. The vehicle autonomously opens the door. The vehicle verifies the person is wheelchair bound. If the passenger is wheelchair bound, then: the vehicle verifies if the area is clear to deploy an inclined ramp or lift. The vehicle deploys the inclined ramp or lift. The vehicle waits until the user is on top of the lift and starts lifting the wheelchair bound person. The vehicle waits until the user at the correct height and transitions from the lift/ramp into the securement station inside of the vehicle. The vehicle verifies that the wheelchair is properly positioned for securement. The vehicle secures the wheel chair.
