What are the features of LUCI?
Our company began with the question: How can we make power wheelchairs safer for Katherine and her friends? We thought about the features we wanted our loved ones to have. And, ultimately, we ended up creating LUCI, which adds several never-before-seen capabilities to power chairs, including:
Collision Avoidance: LUCI is designed to empower wheelchair riders to navigate their daily lives without fear of running into things like walls, furniture, humans or pets. It does this in a unique way, smoothly increasing and decreasing the speed of the chair based on the surroundings, in coordination with user steering inputs. Don’t think of it as emergency braking; it’s enhanced mobility through your world.
I have never hit a thing, while driving daily like I stole it in 23 years. The very last thing I want is something thinking it knows better! And slowing or taking over. You may want that. Really? Everone isnt me.
Drop-off Protection: Even a small drop-off can flip a large wheelchair. LUCI helps riders avoid tipping by first recognizing steps and drop-offs, then smoothly bringing the wheelchair to a stop, if necessary, before they drive over a drop-off that could be unsafe. Of course, every LUCI comes with an override button – just in case you’re being chased by dinosaurs, maybe – but we don’t expect you’ll need it often.
I dont need it ever. I decide, on the fly, what I can jump off, drive over, etc based on surfaces, angles, if the ground is soft, hard or grippy. And I often do things at speed BECAUSE that inertia or angle is required to prevent a catastrophe! I dont want something thinking it knows better. I know it certainly doesent! Again, everyone isnt me.
Anti-tipping Alert System: There are a lot of bad ramps in the world. LUCI monitors the slope riders are driving on and provides an audible alert if the ground or ramp is becoming a tipping danger. In the event that a chair tips over, LUCI sounds an alarm for help and can be configured to automatically alert specific loved ones with what happened and where.
I do that by eye, and by feel. If I think its too steep and the chair may tip back (rear drive) then I do it at high speed and deccelerate as I climb the ramp to stop it tipping. And on shallow ramps I frequently wheelie up on purpose. How is this thing going to decide for me? I do not want anything interfering with my choices. I know better! But everyone isnt me. But still this is rediculous. Or am I wrong?
Cloud-based Communications and Alerts: Life with a disability is a team sport, and LUCI helps connect riders and their team. The MyLuci portal (accessible via iOS app, Android App, or the myluci.com web portal) allows you to view your data and share it selectively with loved ones, clinicians or other members of your team. LUCI can be configured to alert others of specific events, such as your location if your battery gets dangerously low. And, because LUCI connects your wheelchair to the modern world, you can even ask Alexa and Google Assistant about MyLuci data like battery percentage, charging status and more.
Secure Health Monitoring: LUCI is built to help wheelchair riders manage their health. This includes allowing riders and team members to create and share custom seating programs. LUCI sends encrypted data securely to each user’s HIPAA-secure MyLuci portal.
Team sport???
Cloud? I dont even want a smart phone. My battery doesent get that low because I fixed the problem instead. And I dont need a retarded alexa or google assistant to miss-advise me on chargers or batteries! Or anything else.
Seriously, I just dont get it. If you cant make these sort of basic choices and assess what the chair or you are capable of then this is going to get you into much more trouble!