A power transfer system comprises a patient support apparatus and a separate power transfer device. The patient support apparatus comprises a support structure having a base and a patient support surface for a patient and wheels coupled to the support structure to facilitate movement of the patient support apparatus over a floor surface. One or more of the wheels includes a power receiver integrated therewith. The power transfer device is energizeable to interact with the wheel to facilitate power transfer between the power transfer device and the power receiver through the wheel.

The invention envisages a sensor system to be placed onto a personal mobility vehicle. The vehicle includes a structured light sensor that senses one or more obstacles and generates a first sensor data, and a first mechanical coupling that couples the structured light sensor to either a base frame onto which the wheels of the vehicle are attached or the skirt of the vehicle. The system also includes a processing unit that receives and processes the first sensor data and determines a depth of one or more obstacles, and further generates a location information of one or more obstacles.

A system includes a computer having a processor and a memory, and the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to determine that a wheelchair is located within a threshold distance of a vehicle; actuate a puddle lamp to project a light projection proximate to a door of the vehicle; determine whether the wheelchair is aligned with respect to the light projection based on an image captured by a camera, wherein the image includes image data comprising a position of the wheelchair relative to the light projection; and actuate the door of the vehicle to open in response to determining that a wheelchair user is located at a designated location relative to the vehicle.

A personal mobility vehicle 1 includes one or more automation components, a vault 2, and locking means 3 adapted to lock the vault 2. The automation components include at least one of a motor controller, computing processors, or a battery to power other automation components, or combination thereof. The functional components are the components that either display various information related to navigation of the vehicle, or receive inputs to be processed by the computing processor or microcontroller, or receives triggers from the motor controller or the computing processor regarding the functioning of the functional components, or combination thereof. Inside the vault 2, the automation components are placed, such that the automation components are functionally connected to other functional components of the vehicle 1. The embodiment helps to safeguard the automation components, and keep them protected, such that authorized personnel have access to the automation components inside the vault. These automation components are critical to functioning of the vehicle 1.

A system 1 for controlling a powered personal mobility vehicle 8. The system includes an input module 2, a processing unit 4, and a motor controller 7. The input module 2 receives manual triggers 3 regarding the movement of the personal mobility vehicle 8. The processing unit 4 processes a location information 5 or a distance information 6 at a given point in time, and further, either generate an automatic trigger 19, and disable or curtail the functioning of the input module 2, or enable the functioning of the input module 2. The location information 5 is defined as a location of an obstacle co-located in an environment in which the personal mobility vehicle 8 is placed or being driven, and the distance information 6 is defined as the distance of the obstacle from the vehicle 8 at a given point in time. The motor controller 7 receives and processes manual triggers 3 or automatic triggers 19 and controls movement of the personal mobility vehicle 8.

A method includes receiving sensor data relating to an environment from a plurality of mobility deices, determining locations of one or more points of accessibility within the environment based on the sensor data, creating an environment map based on the sensor data, and transmitting the environment map to a mobility device. The environment map includes the one or more points of accessibility.

Patient care equipment includes a wireless coupler that transfers power and/or data between an architectural unit and the patient care equipment. The patient care equipment may also include additional wireless couplers that transfer power and/or data between first and second components of the equipment. The second component may be movable relative to the first component. A structure or hot swapping batteries is also disclosed, the swapped battery being charged on an inductive charging mat.

Provided is an autonomous hospital bed including: a frame; wheels; motors to drive the wheels; a controller in communication with the motors; sensors; a processor; a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuate operations including: capturing, with the sensors, depth data indicating distances to objects within an environment of the hospital bed and directions of the distances; capturing, with the sensors, movement data indicating movement distance and direction of the hospital bed; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment using the depth and movement data; generating, with the processor, a movement path to a first location; instructing, with the processor, motor drivers of the wheels to move the hospital bed along the movement path; and, inferring, with the processor, a location of the hospital bed within the environment as the hospital bed navigates along the movement path.

A robot includes a mobile robot provided with driving wheels, a frame provided in the mobile robot, a housing having an opening formed therein, a drawer guide having a fixed bracket installed in the housing and a moving bracket moving along the fixed bracket and drawable out through the opening, and a drawer mounted on the moving bracket to be inserted into the housing or drawn out of the housing.

A user control device for a transporter. The user control device can communicate with the transporter via electrical interface(s) that can facilitate communication and data processing among the user interface device and controllers that can control the movement of the transporter. The user control device can perform automated actions based on the environment in which the transporter operates and the user's desired movement of the transporter. External applications can enable monitoring and control of the transporter.