Systems, devices, and methods including a stand-up wheel chair having automatic stability control

摘要

Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, a stand-up wheel chair having automatic stability control.

主权项

1. A stand-up wheelchair, comprising:
a stand-up assembly having an articulated structure movable between a sitting configuration, a kneeling configuration, a reaching configuration, a leaning configuration, or a standing configuration and a different one of a sitting configuration, a kneeling configuration, a reaching configuration, a leaning configuration, or a standing configuration; a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the stand-up wheelchair to a travel surface and to move the stand-up wheelchair along the travel surface; a travel route module operable to acquire travel-route status information; and a stabilization assembly having a plurality of flywheels operable to apply a righting torque along one or more of a transverse axis, a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis of the stand-up wheelchair, or combinations thereof responsive to a detected change in a center of mass location of the stand-up wheelchair.