Basic Development of the Measurement System of the Forces Exerted by the Driver for the Stand-up Type Personal Mobility Vehicle

Abstract

In recent years, Personal Mobility Vehicles have been attracting attention as a new means of transportation. They are environmentally friendly without exhausting harmful gases. These vehicle bodies are relatively smaller than cars, so they have a high affinity for pedestrian space. However, depending on the specifications of the vehicle, driver’s behaviors have great effect on the vehicle movement because the weight of the vehicle is comparatively low. In this study, we developed measurement system of the forces exerted by the driver for stand-up type Personal Mobility Vehicle, and carried out the braking test.