Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 05, 2019 - June 08, 2019
An ultra-compact mobilities which are sold from several automobile's companies has good environmental performance and highly convenient for short distance. However, owing to cabin space limitations, the ultra-compact mobilities currently being sold are not equipped with the system for assisting the driver's steering. Our research group focused on a steer-by-wire system that does not require a mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the wheels. Using this system, the cabin layout can be easily changed. In addition, the steering operation of the driver can be controlled by changing the setting of the reaction force actuator mounted on the steering device. In this study, in order to provide the optimum steering feeling in the ultra-compact mobility equipped with the steer-by-wire system, we conducted fundamental investigation on operability evaluation by using the upper limb burden by muscle activity of the driver during driving the ultra-compact mobility.
