SCC-PG:JST: Green Mobility for Aging Society

SCC-PG:JST：老龄化社会的绿色出行

• 批准号: 1951850
• 负责人: Miguel Perez
• 金额: $ 7.5万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1951850&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SCC; PG; JST; Green; Mobility

Transportation is crucial to seniors being able to access needed services and maintain overall independence. Rural seniors, particularly, may not always have ready access to good transportation options, and they are often required to travel longer or further to access critical services such as hospitals, medical and dental care, and supermarkets. Some seniors may also be exposed to increased crash risk which can lead to shifts in driving patterns and habits that can limit overall mobility. These problems are not exclusive to seniors in the United States. For that reason, the research team has partnered with colleagues at Nagoya University in Japan, with the goal of examining the needs of seniors, particularly those living in rural areas in both Japan and the United States, which could benefit from current as well as near future vehicle automation features. The goal for these automated vehicle features would be to mitigate the effects of the aforementioned issues by seamlessly aiding rural seniors in their driving tasks, especially in negotiating the traffic scenarios and conditions that may have become increasingly troublesome for them. The Japan and United States project teams will explore similar aspects of this problem, recognizing and adapting to cultural and societal differences between the two countries. The proposed work will advance knowledge in two main areas. First, how could vehicle automation that is environmentally friendly, assistive, and adaptive be helpful to senior drivers, particularly those living in rural areas? System requirements with empirical bases can then emerge from this knowledge to provide a foundation for associated social work and community engagement. Second, what technological advancements will be necessary to develop these driver-assistive systems? The knowledge emerging from such an understanding could be used to emphasize and/or incentivize development in the areas found to be most crucial for these individuals, who may be vulnerable in several ways (i.e., due to age-related disability, lack of sound transportation infrastructure, and socio-economic status). In undertaking these research goals, the team will use a community-based participatory research approach and leverage its strong partnerships with vehicle manufacturers, automated system providers, senior citizen advocates, deployment communities (e.g., senior-living centers), and consumers. The proposed systems are expected to have significant impacts on the mobility of senior drivers by allowing the retention of mobility and independence for longer than is possible with current vehicles. A general understanding of the usefulness and technological state of these systems will afford an empirical basis to solicit support from industry partners for further human-centered development and deployment of the identified technologies in support of this transportation-impoverished subset of our population.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

交通对于老年人获得所需服务和保持整体独立性至关重要。尤其是农村老年人，可能并不总能获得良好的交通选择，他们往往需要走更长或更远的路程才能获得医院、医疗和牙科护理以及超市等关键服务。一些老年人还可能面临更高的碰撞风险，这可能导致驾驶模式和习惯的改变，从而限制整体行动能力。这些问题并非美国老年人所独有。因此，研究小组与日本名古屋大学的同事合作，旨在研究老年人的需求，特别是那些生活在日本和美国农村地区的老年人的需求，这些老年人可以从当前和近期的政策中受益。未来的车辆自动化功能。这些自动驾驶汽车功能的目标是通过无缝地帮助农村老年人完成驾驶任务，特别是在应对可能对他们来说变得越来越麻烦的交通场景和条件时，减轻上述问题的影响。日本和美国项目团队将探讨这个问题的相似方面，认识并适应两国之间的文化和社会差异。拟议的工作将增进两个主要领域的知识。首先，环保、辅助和自适应的车辆自动化如何为老年驾驶员，特别是那些生活在农村地区的驾驶员提供帮助？然后可以从这些知识中得出具有经验基础的系统要求，为相关的社会工作和社区参与提供基础。其次，开发这些驾驶辅助系统需要哪些技术进步？从这种理解中产生的知识可用于强调和/或激励对这些人最重要的领域的发展，这些人可能在多种方面处于弱势（即由于与年龄相关的残疾、缺乏健全的交通）基础设施和社会经济地位）。在实现这些研究目标时，该团队将采用基于社区的参与式研究方法，并利用其与汽车制造商、自动化系统提供商、老年人倡导者、部署社区（例如老年人生活中心）和消费者的强大合作伙伴关系。拟议的系统预计将对高级驾驶员的机动性产生重大影响，因为它允许比现有车辆更长时间地保留机动性和独立性。对这些系统的实用性和技术状态的总体了解将为寻求行业合作伙伴的支持提供实证基础，以进一步以人为本的开发和部署已确定的技术，以支持我们交通贫困的人口子集。该奖项反映了通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，NSF 的法定使命被认为值得支持。