MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631050623 A) filed by Jis College Of Engineering, Nadia, West Bengal, on April 21, for 'environmental-sensing smart wheelchair with ultrasonic-based obstacle detection and adaptive shared-control navigation.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Anunay Ghosh; Mr. Subhodip Koley; Ms. Tanima Saha; Ms. Dipanjana Biswas; Soyam Karmakar; Subhom Koley; Ankita Saha; Kankana Roy Chowdhury; and Anwesha Das.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention discloses an environmental-sensing smart wheelchair designed for safe and independent mobility. The system integrates a motorized chassis with an embedded microcontroller that fuses user joystick inputs with real-time data from a multi-modal sensor suite, including ultrasonic and infrared sensors. By monitoring the surrounding environment for obstacles and terrain hazards like curbs or steps, the microcontroller implements a shared-control safety envelope that automatically adjusts speed, direction, or braking to prevent collisions and tip-overs. This proactive navigation assistance enhances user confidence, accommodates varied driving styles through adaptive logic, and reduces the necessity for constant caregiver supervision in both indoor and outdoor environments."
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