POWERED VEHICLE CONVOYING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONVOYING POWERED VEHICLES
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1. A vehicle convoy system for use in connection with a vehicle comprising at least one drive mechanism to impart drive to the vehicle;
- the vehicle convoy system comprising at least a first processor adapted to be placed in communicative connection with the drive mechanism to effect control of the drive mechanism based upon data of the position of the a leading vehicle in front of the vehicle so that the vehicle moves to follow movement of a leading vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle convoy system for use in connection with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes at least one drive mechanism to impart drive to the vehicle, includes at least a first processor that is adapted to be placed in operative or communicative connection with the drive mechanism to effect control of the drive mechanism based upon data of the position of a leading vehicle in front of the vehicle so that the vehicle moves to follow movement of the leading vehicle. The vehicle can, for example, be a self-propelled wheelchair.
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44 Claims
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1. A vehicle convoy system for use in connection with a vehicle comprising at least one drive mechanism to impart drive to the vehicle;
- the vehicle convoy system comprising at least a first processor adapted to be placed in communicative connection with the drive mechanism to effect control of the drive mechanism based upon data of the position of the a leading vehicle in front of the vehicle so that the vehicle moves to follow movement of a leading vehicle.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A vehicle comprising:
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at least one drive mechanism to impart drive to the vehicle; at least one controller in communicative connection with the drive mechanism to control the drive mechanism; at least one convoying system in communicative connection with the controller, the convoying system being adapted to transmit a signal to the controller so that the vehicle moves to follow movement of a leading vehicle in front of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A vehicle convoy comprising:
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at least one leading vehicle; and at least one trailing vehicle positioned behind the leading vehicle, the trailing vehicle comprising at least one drive mechanism to impart drive to the trailing vehicle;
at least one controller in communicative connection with the drive mechanism to control the drive mechanism; and
at least one convoying system in communicative connection with the controller, the convoying system being adapted to transmit a signal to the controller so that the trailing vehicle moves to follow movement of the leading vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A method of grouping at least one trailing vehicle and at least one leading vehicle in a convoy comprising:
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positioning the trailing vehicle behind the leading vehicle, the trailing vehicle comprising at least one drive mechanism to impart drive to the vehicle;
at least one controller in communicative connection with the drive mechanism to control the drive mechanism; and
at least one convoying system in communicative connection with the controller, andcausing the convoying system to transmit a signal to the controller so that the trailing vehicle moves to follow movement of the leading vehicle.
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44. The method of claim 44 wherein at least one of the leading vehicle and the trailing vehicle is a wheelchair.
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