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Fig. 7 A Detailed view of the inner mechanism of proposed design
forming a part of the public transportation infrastructure. The above-proposed design
has been developed after meticulously following the product development process
commonly prevalent in industries. The primary benefit of the design is to provide
a reduced first step height in high floor buses. This improves the ease of boarding
and deboarding of high floor buses (especially for the above-mentioned classes of
commuters) which implies that stoppage times will be reduced. The design will
reduce the first step height to 200–250 mm which is the average height difference
between stairs in most modern buildings. The proposed design when implemented
could lead to more comfortable commuting especially for the elderly.
Reference
1. Census of India 2011: Mode of transport 2001–2011
2. Review of the performance of state road transport undertakings for April 2015–March 2016,
Government of India Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Research Wing
3. Manickam R (1995) Mobility of old people. Unpublished thesis, Department of Transport
Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
4. Frye A (2013) Disabled and older persons and sustainable urban mobility. Thematic study
prepared for Global Report on Human Settlements
5. Ling Suen S, Mitchell CGB (2017) Accessible Transportation and Mobility, Committee on
Accessible Transportation and Mobility
6. Shrestha BP, Millonig A, Hounsell NB et al (2017) Review of public transport needs of older
people in European context. Population Ageing 10:343–361
7. Wilburt Y, Paul M, Babu Rao G, Abraham G (2016) Conceptual design and analysis of easy
lift stairs for elderly and physically challenged passengers. Int. J. Sci. Eng. Res. 7(4)
8. Corrigendum NO. 01, 1st February 2018 to AIS-052 (Rev.1): 2008, Code of practice for bus
body design and approval
9. Melaniphy M, Henke C (2008) High-floor buses worth another look. https://www.metro-mag
azine.com/10008317/high-floor-buses-worth-another-look?page=2. Last accessed 8 July 2020
K. Gawhade et al.
Fig. 7 A Detailed view of the inner mechanism of proposed design
forming a part of the public transportation infrastructure. The above-proposed design
has been developed after meticulously following the product development process
commonly prevalent in industries. The primary benefit of the design is to provide
a reduced first step height in high floor buses. This improves the ease of boarding
and deboarding of high floor buses (especially for the above-mentioned classes of
commuters) which implies that stoppage times will be reduced. The design will
reduce the first step height to 200–250 mm which is the average height difference
between stairs in most modern buildings. The proposed design when implemented
could lead to more comfortable commuting especially for the elderly.
Reference
1. Census of India 2011: Mode of transport 2001–2011
2. Review of the performance of state road transport undertakings for April 2015–March 2016,
Government of India Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Research Wing
3. Manickam R (1995) Mobility of old people. Unpublished thesis, Department of Transport
Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
4. Frye A (2013) Disabled and older persons and sustainable urban mobility. Thematic study
prepared for Global Report on Human Settlements
5. Ling Suen S, Mitchell CGB (2017) Accessible Transportation and Mobility, Committee on
Accessible Transportation and Mobility
6. Shrestha BP, Millonig A, Hounsell NB et al (2017) Review of public transport needs of older
people in European context. Population Ageing 10:343–361
7. Wilburt Y, Paul M, Babu Rao G, Abraham G (2016) Conceptual design and analysis of easy
lift stairs for elderly and physically challenged passengers. Int. J. Sci. Eng. Res. 7(4)
8. Corrigendum NO. 01, 1st February 2018 to AIS-052 (Rev.1): 2008, Code of practice for bus
body design and approval
9. Melaniphy M, Henke C (2008) High-floor buses worth another look. https://www.metro-mag
azine.com/10008317/high-floor-buses-worth-another-look?page=2. Last accessed 8 July 2020