抄録
Mobility including transferring is one of the important activities of daily living. In today's aged society, the importance of assistance for the people with limited mobility is acknowledged. Therefore, we propose that the personal mobility vehicle (PMV) for people with limited mobility. Proposed PMV is propelled by kicking motion with power assisted wheels. It aims to assist short distance transportation in urban area e.g. moving from a home to a train station. By using a folding mechanism, it will be able to take on to the public transportations and will help to extend the area of the user's activities.
