Title :
The research on Human-Power Vehicles for local transport
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Arts Design, Hubei Univ. of Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
The aim of this study is to present the findings and discuss the research into third-agers´ needs in and attitudes toward using the cycle as a means of local transport. It identifies opinions about using human-power vehicles among third-agers´ particularly those opinions that can be improved through emphasis on `transgeneration design´ in product development.
Keywords :
bicycles; product design; product development; human-power vehicles; local transport; product development; transgeneration design; Aging; Art; Cities and towns; Environmental economics; Pollution measurement; Product design; Product development; Roads; Vehicles; Human-Power Vehicles; Third-Agers; cycle; local transport;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Industrial Design & Conceptual Design, 2009. CAID & CD 2009. IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wenzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5266-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5268-2
DOI :
10.1109/CAIDCD.2009.5374924
