MONITORING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a low-speed mobility vehicle and having a remote monitoring device adapted to be connected to the low-speed mobility vehicle through a communicator, comprising:
- an acceleration sensor that is installed at the vehicle to produce an output indicative of acceleration acting on the vehicle;
a vehicle-stranding determiner that is installed at the vehicle and determines whether the vehicle strands based on the detected acceleration of the vehicle;
a vehicle-stranded signal transmitter that is installed at the vehicle and transmits a vehicle-stranded signal indicating that the vehicle strands to the remote monitoring device through the communicator; and
an informer that is installed at the remote monitoring device and informs to a predesignated information addressee in response to the signal that the vehicle is stranded.
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Abstract
In a monitoring system for a power wheelchair (low-speed mobility vehicle) and having a remote monitoring device connected to the wheelchair through a communicator, it is determined whether the wheelchair strands based on detected acceleration, and when it does, a vehicle-stranded signal that the vehicle strands is transmitted to the remote monitoring device through the communicator and predesignated information addressees including a dealer, a data terminal owned by the operator'"'"'s family and emergency assistance providers such as the police or hospital are informed in response to the signal that the vehicle is stranded, thereby enabling to respond rapidly and appropriately when the wheelchair becomes stranded.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a low-speed mobility vehicle and having a remote monitoring device adapted to be connected to the low-speed mobility vehicle through a communicator, comprising:
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an acceleration sensor that is installed at the vehicle to produce an output indicative of acceleration acting on the vehicle; a vehicle-stranding determiner that is installed at the vehicle and determines whether the vehicle strands based on the detected acceleration of the vehicle; a vehicle-stranded signal transmitter that is installed at the vehicle and transmits a vehicle-stranded signal indicating that the vehicle strands to the remote monitoring device through the communicator; and an informer that is installed at the remote monitoring device and informs to a predesignated information addressee in response to the signal that the vehicle is stranded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of monitoring a low-speed mobility vehicle using a remote monitoring device adapted to be connected to the low-speed mobility vehicle through a communicator, comprising the steps of:
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detecting acceleration acting on the vehicle; determining whether the vehicle strands based on the detected acceleration of the vehicle; transmitting a vehicle-stranded signal indicating that the vehicle strands to the remote monitoring device through the communicator; and informing to a predesignated information addressee in response to the signal that the vehicle is stranded. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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