Klöppel, Manfred; Römer, Felix; Wittmann, Michael; Hatam, Bijan; Herrmann, Thomas; Sim, Lee; Lim, Jun; Lu, Yunfann; Medovy, Vladimir; Merkle, Lukas; Ten, Wy; Öngel, Aybike; Hong, Yan; Ng, Heong; Lienkamp, Markus (2018). Scube—Concept and Implementation of a Self-balancing, Autonomous Mobility Device for Personal Transport World Electric Vehicle Journal, 9(4), p. 48. MDPI 10.3390/wevj9040048
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Public transportation (PT) systems suffer from disutility compared to private transportation due to the inability to provide passengers with a door-to-door service, referred to as the first/last mile problem. Personal mobility devices (PMDs) are thought to improve PT service quality by closing this first/last mile gap. However, current PMDs are generally driven manually by the rider and require a learning phase for safe vehicle operation. Additionally, most PMDs require a standing riding position and are not easily accessible to elderly people or persons with disabilities. In this paper, the concept of an autonomously operating mobility device is introduced. The visionary concept is designed as an on-demand transportation service which transports people for short to medium distances and increases the accessibility to public transport. The device is envisioned to be operated as a larger fleet and does not belong to an individual person. The vehicle features an electric powertrain and a one-axle self-balancing design with a small footprint. It provides one seat for a passenger and a tilt mechanism that is designed to improve the ride comfort and safety at horizontal curves. An affordable 3D-camera system is used for autonomous localization and navigation. For the evaluation and demonstration of the concept, a functional prototype is implemented.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Urban Development and Infrastructure School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Urban Development and Infrastructure > Transport Infrastructure |
Name: |
Klöppel, Manfred; Römer, Felix; Wittmann, Michael; Hatam, Bijan; Herrmann, Thomas; Sim, Lee; Lim, Jun; Lu, Yunfann; Medovy, Vladimir; Merkle, Lukas; Ten, Wy; Öngel, Aybike  0000-0002-8160-5815; Hong, Yan; Ng, Heong and Lienkamp, Markus |
ISSN: |
2032-6653 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Dr Aybike Oengel |
Date Deposited: |
02 Jun 2023 11:23 |
Last Modified: |
02 Jun 2023 11:23 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/wevj9040048 |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Autonomous vehicle First/last mile Public transport Electric personal mobility device On-demand Prototyping Localisation 3D-camera navigation |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.19271 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/19271 |
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