SELECTED DESIGNING ISSUES OF INNOVATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORT ADAPTED TO PEOPLE WITH LIMITED PHYSICAL ABILITY

Nowadays, the challenge for transport designers is to ensure more mobility and participation in social life of elderly and disabled people, because of the systematic increase of this group. The selected issues regarding designing of the two new public means of transport construction, completely adju...

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Main Authors: Iwona GRABAREK, Włodzimierz CHOROMAŃSKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Silesian University of Technology 2014-06-01
Series:Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport
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Online Access:http://www.polsl.pl/Wydzialy/RT/ZN_T/pelne_teksty/z83/099_ZN83_2014_GrabarekChoromanski.pdf
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Summary:Nowadays, the challenge for transport designers is to ensure more mobility and participation in social life of elderly and disabled people, because of the systematic increase of this group. The selected issues regarding designing of the two new public means of transport construction, completely adjusted to the elderly and disabled people have been presented in this paper. The research work has been carried out within the Eco Mobility Project that is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund/Operational Programme for Innovative Economy. The innovative solution of eco-car and PRT vehicle have been presented.
ISSN:0209-3324
2450-1549