Evaluation of the Segway™ HT Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD)

This project seeks to explore the Segway Human Transporter (HT) technology, examine human and technical factors that have an impact on the safety of users and pedestrians, identify specific areas for their use, and determine potential environmental benefits.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  City of St. Jerome

  ,    

  Quebec Ministry of Transport

  200 Rue Dorchester Sud, 4e Etage
  Quebec G1K 5Z1,    

  Transport Canada. Transportation Development Centre via Program of Energy and Development

  800 Rene Levesque Boulevard West, 6th Floor
  Montreal,   Canada  H3B 1X9

  Transportation Canada

  Transportation Development Centre
  800 Rene Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
  Montreal, Quebec    H3B 1X9
• Project Managers:

  Lavallee, P

• Performing Organizations:

  Centre d'Experimentation des Vehicules Electriques du Quebec

  Quebec,    

  Transportation Canada

  Transportation Development Centre
  800 Rene Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
  Montreal, Quebec    H3B 1X9
• Start Date: 20030000
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20050000
• Source Data: RiP Project 27432

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric vehicles; Environment; Ergonomics; Mobility; Pedestrian safety; Technological innovations
• Identifier Terms: Segway Human Transporter
• Uncontrolled Terms: Personal mobility devices; Users
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 9020: Evaluation (assessment)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01461168
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:40PM