• DocumentCode
    2418278
  • Title

    A study and survey on the service condition of barrier-free facilities in the transportation system with ergonomic evaluation

  • Author

    Seng Fat Wong ; Lili Zhong ; Weng Keong Chan ; Weng Hou Leong ; Kin Seng Ho

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electromech. Eng., Univ. of Macau, Macau, China
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    10-13 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1282
  • Lastpage
    1286
  • Abstract
    This paper mainly conducts a study and survey on the service condition of barrier-free facilities in the transportation system. It is applied the ergonomic technology that including Forces Sensitive Application (FSA) pressure mapping system, electronic hand dynamometer, HumanCAD, and questionnaire survey to do the evaluation. The evaluation is focused on the elder and wheelchair user. The results can contribute to reduce the disorder problems for elder by the portable pedal design when the elder enters the vehicle. Moreover, the results of ergonomic analysis can scientifically find out the sitting posture problems for wheelchair users in ordinary vehicle and special designed vehicle.
  • Keywords
    assisted living; dynamometers; ergonomics; geriatrics; wheelchairs; FSA pressure mapping system; HumanCAD; barrier-free facilities; disorder problems; electronic hand dynamometer; ergonomic analysis; ergonomic evaluation; ergonomic technology; forces sensitive application; portable pedal design; service condition; sitting posture problems; transportation system; wheelchair user; Ergonomics; Force; Roads; Torque; Vehicles; Wheelchairs; Barrier-free Facilities; Elder and Wheelchair User; Ergonomic Technology; Transportation System;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Hong Kong
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEEM.2012.6837950
  • Filename
    6837950