MicroLab

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Architecture of the riding simulator
E-scooter rider on a treadmill at Chalmers Fuse.

MicroLab is an interdisciplinary lab that focuses on research on micromobility.

Here you will find our assets.

Riding simulator for micromobility vehicles

  • Vehicle agnostic

  • Fully preserving the balancing task

  • Enabled by motion analysis

  • Based on Unreal Engine 5

  • Remote communication

Related research projects

MicroSIM, MicroTOX, MinTOX

Related teaching

TME180

In-door riding test-track with motion analysis

  • 20 x 8 m tracked with motion analysis

  • Integrated eye tracking

  • Large enough for maneuvering micromobility vehicles

  • VR ready

Related research projects

UrbAV, MicroTOX, MinTOX

Related teaching

TME180

Rapid prototyping workshop

Micromobility vehicle installations

  • Electronics

  • 3D printing

Related research projects

e-BikeWay, e-BikeSAFE

Related teaching

TME180, TRA405

Instrumented micromobility vehicles

Vehicles

Micromobility vehicles
Micromobility vehicles.
  • Bicycles and e-bicycles

  • E-scooters

  • Segways

  • Monowheels

  • Hoverboard

  • E-skateboard

  • E-skates

Sensors

  • IMUs

  • GPS

  • Cameras

  • LiDAR

  • Eye Tracking

Controls units

  • Arduino

  • Raspberry PI

Related research projects

e-BikeWay, e-BikeSAFE

Related teaching

TRA405

Micromobility database

Name
Type
Size
Link

MicroSAFETY

Naturalistic data from 360 camera and telemetry across EU

4 Tbytes / 15 days

www.microsafety.eu

MinTOX/MicroTOX

MA + IMU + Glances + Quest + Blood

E-model

Motion analysis + simulator data, 12 subjects, 4 tasks, 3 speeds

BikeSAFER/e-BikeSAFER

SHAPE-IT

HiDrive

MicroVision

Analysis tools and models

Name
Desciption
Availability

SAFER100 car

MicroVision

Teaching

TRA405 Micromobility for a sustainable future

  • Lectures on safety, efficiency, and acceptability

  • Lectures on micromobility standards/regulations, ICT, and vehicle dynamics

  • Visits to industry and authorities: Ericsson Garage, Göteborg Stad

  • Micromobility activities: ABS test-ride, e-scootering

  • Project work: Development and demo of ICT-based prototypes for micromobility

Micromobility test-ride and demo

  • Task: Ranking safety and comfort for different micromobility vehicles on mobile app

  • Protocol: Mounting/dismounting, braking, steering, maneuvering at different speeds and on different surfaces

  • Discussion: perception of safety, maneuverability, and comfort across micromobility vehicles

Networks

International Cycling Safety Conference

Contact

Marco Dozza
  • Full Professor, Vehicle Safety, Mechanical Engineering