Abstract: A mobile medical device is driven by a chassis. The movement is brought about, or at least supported by, at least one drive. A direction influencing device varies the direction of movement. Both the drive and the direction influencing device may be activated by a control device. End stations and paths leading to the end stations, as well as a current position of the device, are known to the control device. The control device accepts a drive request from an operator and establishes an at least approximate desired direction of the movement. The control device activates the drive while accepting the drive request and activates the direction influencing device to drive the device on one of the paths while accepting the drive request and while the current position of the device is approximately on the path. Furthermore, the control device continuously updates the position of the device during movement.

Abstract: A stand is for a medical imaging system. In an embodiment, the stand includes an X-ray tube; a driver to adjust the X-ray tube in at least three spatial degrees of freedom; at least one environmental sensor to acquire at least one environmental parameter; and a controller to control an adjustment movement of the X-ray tube by generating control signals for the drive unit and to adapt the adjustment movement based on the at least one environmental parameter.

Abstract: A transport device is for carrying and moving objects from one location to another. In an embodiment, the transport device includes a chassis and at least four motor-driven omnidirectional wheels arranged on the chassis. The chassis is configured to adapt the wheelbase and the track gauge of the omnidirectional wheels according to the size of the object. A corresponding method for operating such transport device is further specified in an embodiment. The embodiments of the application lie in the universal usage of the transport device for nearly all sizes and shapes of an object.