Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for An Intelligent Human-Following Assistive Vehicle With Gesture-Based Navigation And Safety Override

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641101782 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on August 23, 2026, for An Intelligent Human-Following Assistive Vehicle With Gesture-Based Navigation And Safety Override.

Inventors include Dr. P. Shunmuga Perumal; Dr. Rhymend Uthariaraj V; S Maheshkumar; Dinesh S; Sakthivel M; Karthick S; and Vigneshkumar B.

The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.

Abstract: An intelligent human-following assistive vehicle system (100) comprises a vehicle platform (102), a perception module (104), a centralized coordination module (106), a hand gesture recognition module (108), a safety override module (110)...