Human transport system with dead reckoning facilitating docking
US6135228A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40032
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hybrid personal vehicle capable of holonomic omni-directional self-locomotion. The vehicle may be programmed to navigate to a specified location in a crowded household environment. Additionally, sensors are provided for accurate docking and tight mating with fixtures such as a toilet or bed. A controller determines a docking trajectory to a specified fixture and behaves with arbitrary stiffness in each degree of freedom about a determined center of compliance.
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