Variable keyed power distribution and control system for motorized wheelchair

摘要

The present invention is a motorized personal transport vehicle with a removable, programmable memory which contains both a key code to enable only an authorized user to operate the personal transport vehicle and contains constants for use in an algorithm which operates the personal transport vehicle in accordance with a prescription for that particular user's needs. Control signals from an input, such as a joystick, are modified by the algorithm in accordance with the prescription for a particular user. This prescription is stored in the programmable memory and loaded into the computer when the memory is inserted. The key code in the memory can allow various levels of access, with access for a particular user, a particular group, physician access an thechnician access.