Wheelchair docking system for a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a body including a passenger compartment having a floor;
• and
• a wheelchair docking station arranged in the passenger compartment, the wheelchair docking station comprising:
• a first brace including a first brace arm, the first brace being mounted to the floor;
• a second brace including a second brace arm, the second brace being mounted to the floor, the second brace being spaced from the first brace by a gap including a gap axis that is parallel to each of the first brace and the second brace;
• wherein the first brace arm includes a first brace surface that is selectively shiftable toward the gap axis to engage a first wheel of a wheelchair and is operatively connected to a first support surface on a first side of the gap axis, and a first clamping mechanism is mounted at the first support surface and coupled to the first brace surface;
• wherein the second brace arm includes a second brace surface that is selectively shiftable toward the gap axis to engage a second wheel of the wheelchair and is operatively connected to a second support surface on a second side of the gap axis that is opposite the first side, and a second clamping mechanism is mounted at the second support surface and connected to the second brace surface;
• and
• a docking actuator connected to the first clamping mechanism and the second clamping mechanism, the docking actuator being operable to shift the first brace surface toward the first wheel and the second brace arm toward the second wheel, wherein the docking actuator includes a first motor operatively connected to the first brace arm and a second motor operatively connected to the second brace arm, the first motor including a first axle supporting a first drive member and the second motor including a second axle supporting a second drive member, the first motor being operable to shift the first brace arm across the first support surface and the second motor being operable to shift the second brace arm across the second support surface.