A connection assembly for coupling an auxiliary drive system to a wheelchair for disabled people, of the type comprising a fixing structure adapted to be fixed to the framework of the wheelchair and a longitudinal member operatively connected to the fixing structure so that the longitudinal development axis of the longitudinal member is substantially parallel to the advancement direction of the wheelchair. The connection assembly comprises connection means associated with the free end of the longitudinal member and with the auxiliary drive system, such connection means are configured to allow rapid coupling and decoupling of the auxiliary drive system to/from the wheelchair.

A convertible wheelchair system, between a wheelchair configuration and an all-terrain configuration, is provided. Embodiments include a central frame aligned along a central longitudinal axis, the central frame having a front and back bar parallel to each other and orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis, paired side bars aligned with the central longitudinal axis, and paired wheel cages, aligned with the central longitudinal axis and attached to the front and back bars, each wheel cage supporting an axle and a wheel mounted thereon. The system further includes a forward beam alignable with the central longitudinal axis, configured to support a forward wheel, and reversibly attached to the front bar. The convertible wheelchair is in the all-terrain configuration when the forward beam is attached to the frame, and the wheelchair configuration when the forward beam is detached from the frame, the central frame thereby standing without the forward beam.

A control system and a control method for controlling an electric walking aid device are provided. The control system includes a panoramic camera, a navigation information device, and a controller. The panoramic camera captures a panoramic image around the electric walking aid device. The navigation information device generates navigation information. The controller detects a user according to the panoramic image, and controls the electric walking aid device to approach the user according to the navigation information.

An attachment for a wheelchair, having a seat frame with a foot support, includes a frame, which supports an electric motor, a battery and a steering mechanism, and a wheel that is powered by the electric motor and is steerable by the steering mechanism. The attachment also includes a hook for supporting the foot support of the wheelchair when the attachment and the wheelchair are attached to one another.

A personal mobility device includes a control system including a manually operated actuator, a first forward control valve having an inlet in fluid connection with a source of pressurized gas and an outlet in fluid connection with a first forward port of at least a first pneumatic motor, and a first rearward control valve having an inlet in fluid connection with the source of pressurized gas and an outlet in fluid connection with a first rearward port of the first pneumatic motor. Movement of the manually operated actuator controls actuation of the first forward control valve and the first rearward control valve and thereby flow of gas from the source of pressurized gas to the first forward port and the first rearward port.

An electric mobility vehicle including a mobility body, wheels provided at both sides in a vehicle width direction of the mobility body, and a sensor attached to the mobility body. An area which is located outside the wheel in the vehicle width direction, and at least one of a part of the wheel, and a part of the fender of the wheel are positioned within a detection area of the sensor.

A travel route creation system which creates a travel route for a personal mobility vehicle, the system including a controller configured to create the travel route in which an entering angle to a bump or a slope is set within an angle range of 45 and more based on map data indicating the bump or the slope which the personal mobility vehicle can travel over, when creating the travel route for the personal mobility vehicle to pass the bump or the slope.

Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.

A wheelchair W includes: a column shaft (50) extending from the rear portion of a front fork (51) and turnably supported by a vehicle-body frame (2); a rocking bar (81a) that is rockably attached to the vehicle-body frame (2) and rocks according to a force applied by a rider; and a link mechanism (82) that joins the rocking bar (81a) and the column shaft (50) and turns the column shaft (50) according to rock of the rocking bar (81a).

A pedal-powered wheelchair having a steering dolly pivotally mounted at a rear of the wheelchair. When the upper end of a first steering lever is pulled and the upper end of a second steering lever is pushed, a first steering linkage connected to the first steering lever pulls forward a first side of the steering dolly and a second steering linkage connected to the second steering lever pushes rearward a second side of the steering dolly. This causes the steering dolly to turn clockwise to initiate a left turn. When the upper end of the first steering lever is pushed and the upper end of the second steering lever is pulled, the first steering linkage pushes rearward the first side of the steering dolly and the second steering linkage pulls forward the second side of the steering dolly. This causes the steering dolly to turn counterclockwise to initiate a right turn.