Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : September 08, 2024 - September 11, 2024
In recent years，personal mobility devices such as electric scooters have been attracting attention as a means to solve environmental and transportation problems．In Japan，electric scooters have been gaining popularity through sharing services since the deregulation of the Road Traffic Law that came into effect in July 2023．However，there are concerns about the safety of electric scooters，and fatal accidents have been confirmed in Japan，with the number of accidents increasing every year．Single vehicle accidents account for a high percentage of all accidents，and tripping over steps is one of the causes．Because electric scooters have small wheels，they are more susceptible to steps，which can easily lead to accidents．As a measure，it is thought that accidents can be reduced by providing safe driving assist that makes drivers aware of hazards in advance．Therefore，in this study，considering the driving environment of the electric scooters，To use force-sensing stimuli that can be used as a means of danger perception even when the driver's vision is occupied with driving tasks．The force stimuli include handle vibration generated by a vibration motor．Simulation experiments are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and timing of safe driving assist using haptic guidance. In this experiment，the assist was 25 meters and was the safest and highly evaluated．
