Leveling ramp for a wheelchair

A multiwheeled ground vehicle having wheelchair access comprising:

• at least four wheels each supporting the vehicle from the ground by a suspension system, each suspension system including an actuatable spring in at least a portion of the load path from the corresponding wheel to the vehicle;
• a first sensor providing a first electronic signal responsive to the inclination of said vehicle relative to ground;
• a deployable wheelchair access assembly attached to the vehicle and including a platform adapted and configured for supporting a person on a wheelchair, said assembly being deployable from a stowed position within the vehicle to a deployed position extending out of the vehicle and in contact with the ground;
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• a second sensor providing a second electronic signal responsive to a range of inclinations of the deployed wheelchair access assembly relative to ground;
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• a controller receiving the second signal and operably connected to said wheelchair access assembly for control of said wheelchair access assembly between the stowed position and the deployed position.

A multiwheeled ground vehicle having wheelchair access comprising:

• a vehicle body having a passenger door
• a deployable multipanel wheelchair access assembly attached to said vehicle and including at least two panels adapted and configured to support a person in a wheelchair, said wheelchair access assembly being deployable from a stowed position within the vehicle to a deployed position extending out of the passenger door of the vehicle and in contact with a surface outside of the vehicle;
• a sensor providing an electronic signal responsive to the position of one of said panels relative to the other of said panels;
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• a controller receiving the signal and operably connected to said wheelchair access assembly for control of said wheelchair access assembly between the stowed position and the deployed position, said controller using the signal to adjust the relative angular position of one said panel relative to the other said panel to within a range of angles when in the deployed position.