Future urban transportation environment based on sharing and connection requires various types of personal mobility. As urban integration and networking progress, this demand is expected to be higher. In connection with urban public transportation inf...
Future urban transportation environment based on sharing and connection requires various types of personal mobility. As urban integration and networking progress, this demand is expected to be higher. In connection with urban public transportation infrastructure, individual mobility problems are becoming important social issues in terms of improving the quality of life and welfare. In Japan and Europe, which have already entered an aging society, various types of personal mobility have been studied. However, in spite of active researches in each country, there is no real demand yet in terms of stability, regulatory satisfaction, and market size. PM can be applied in the same way as ordinary automobiles because it runs on the road. There are various restrictions on size, performance, weight and speed. This study suggests a lightweight structure personal mobility that is expected to actively increase demand in small cities and rural areas in an aging society. The PM of this study, which is defined as ‘Open Platform’, ‘Modular Design’, and ‘Space Frame’, breaks away from traditional automobile design and production methods and applies new concepts in terms of development process, structure, and material . It simplifies the design so that it is suitable for small scale assembly production by frame only by light material, welding method, etc., and proposes PM which is easy to select and combine by function as an option of various outer panel module.