Automated mobility device and vehicle interface
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeyuki SEKO, Shinichi AKAMA, Brian W. JOHNSON
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Abstract
The systems and methods provided herein are directed to navigating an automated mobility device for docking and undocking with a vehicle. The position and orientation of the mobility device relative to the vehicle are determined based on real-time images of the vehicle. Based on the position and orientation of the mobility device, the system determines a control command for automatically navigating the mobility device from its determined position to a docking position within the vehicle. The system subsequently determines a control command for automatically navigating the mobility device from the docking position within the vehicle to a position outside the vehicle.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method to automatically navigate a mobility device, comprising:
- receiving real-time images of a vehicle;
- determining the position and orientation of a mobility device relative to the vehicle based on the received real-time images;
- automatically determining, based on the position and orientation of the mobility device, a control command for navigating the mobility device from its determined position to a destination position within the vehicle;
- and
- providing the determined control command to cause the mobility device to move.
A computer-implemented method to automatically accommodate a mobility device, comprising:
- receiving, at a control system associated with a vehicle, a signal from a mobility device outside the vehicle;
- determining one or more vehicle operations necessary to configure the vehicle for automated docking by the mobility device;
- executing the determined one or more vehicle operations on the associated vehicle;
- subsequent to executing the determined one or more vehicle operations, determining a position of the mobility device within the vehicle;
- and
- based on the mobility device's position within the vehicle, executing one or more further vehicle operations to accommodate the mobility device.
An automated mobility device, comprising:
- an arm configured to receive a mobile device;
- a mobility device controller configured to provide a control command to cause the mobility device to move, wherein the mobility device controller is further configured to:
- electronically connect to a mobile device received by the arm;
- receive a signal from the mobile device;
- and
- based on the received signal from the mobile device, provide a control command to cause the mobility device to move.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.