Autonomous camera based guidance system for an electric powered wheelchair

Abstract

An autonomous camera-based guidance system for an electric powered wheelchair. The system includes multiple cameras for providing guidance input optionally including one or more horizontally oriented cameras, and/or one or more vertically oriented cameras. The cameras may be generally directed to the front, sides, or rear of the vehicle, or in any combination thereof, and may define multiple separate and distinct fields of view which optionally overlap, and/or include portions of the vehicle. The control circuit may include neural networks, or other decision-making models configured to determine a path and a corresponding series of commands for the vehicle drive system that will result in the vehicle moving along the path in a safe and comfortable manner.

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