Yutong-Everycare, founded in 2022, mainly produces high design aesthetic, light weight, foldable and portable Aluminum Power chairs. Our motorized wheelchairs aim to provide comfort, ease for the elderly, adults with pretty good health in outdoor activities and travel.

As AI develops so rapidly, it intrigues my curiosity how AI can be applied into our current electric wheelchairs to struggle our existence in such fiercely competitive market. Deep Seek and Qwen gave me answers.

The main application areas are: Contextual Smart Navigation System, Natural Interaction and Assistance Functions, Health Management and Safety Assurance.

The specific functions of these areas are:

1. Contextual Smart Navigation System

Smart Outdoor Route Planning: Integrate databases of wheelchair-accessible routes in scenic spots, parks, and trails. Automatically plan optimal outdoor routes based on terrain slope, road surface conditions, and users' physical capabilities

Environmental Perception and Early Warning: Through lightweight cameras and sensors, identify obstacles ahead (steps, steep slopes, slippery surfaces) in real-time, providing advance voice or vibration alerts to users with detour suggestions

Smart Point-of-Interest Recommendations: Based on users' historical preferences, proactively alert users about nearby rest areas, scenic viewpoints, restrooms and other facilities during outdoor activities, enhancing independent travel experience

2. Natural Interaction and Assistance Functions

Advanced Voice Control: Move beyond traditional button controls to recognize natural language commands like "Take me to the nearest rest area" or "Are there stairs ahead?" As shown in knowledge base examples, AI should understand the intent behind commands rather than just their literal meaning

Smart Emergency Response: When detecting abnormal situations (such as prolonged inactivity, severe jolting), automatically contact preset emergency contacts while providing real-time location information

Travel Companion Functionality: Provide automatic audio guides at scenic spots; record travel routes to automatically generate "travel journals"; share travel highlights via APP to enhance social connections

3. Health Management and Safety Assurance

Lightweight Health Monitoring: Integrate simple sensors in armrests to monitor basic indicators like heart rate and body temperature, providing rest reminders during extended outdoor activities

Smart Battery Management: AI predicts energy consumption needs for planned routes, accurately calculating remaining battery life based on terrain, slope, and load, and suggesting charging points in advance

Fall Risk Early Warning: Although target users have relatively good physical abilities, complex outdoor environments still present risks. Use computer vision to identify unstable postures and provide early warnings

AI-Assisted light weight, portable, foldable aluminum alloy travel electric power wheelchair can bring more benefits of the users. We are on the way!