Project
FRAM - Flexible Real-time Assistance for Moving
Funding origin:
Sweden
Funding sources:
Also part of the Banverket (Swedish Rail Administration) R&D programme
STRIA Roadmaps:
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/02/2006,
End date: 01/09/2009
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Objectives:
In this context, the FRAM-project aimed to develop, evaluate and demonstrate a handheld computer system designed as a travel support for elderly and disabled people (mainly for people with cognitive problems, but also for people with a decreased ability concerning vision, movement, hearing and speech).
This travel aid aims to enable the elderly and people with cognitive disabilities to independently plan and undertake door-to-door travel, thereby increasing their quality of life.
Methodology:
The project stages were as follows:
- Specification stage - This stage includes activities in order to identify structure and determine the demand of the target groups on questions of functionality and user interface. During this stage a close cooperation is established between the Traffic Department of The City of Stockholm and the FRAM-project.
- Development stage - On the basis of demands a set down in the specifications this stage develops adjustable user interfaces and functionalities as well as a continuing development and added IT service for evaluation and demonstration.
- Evaluation stage - During this stage the existing prototypes are tested and evaluated as well as the IT-services by representative form the target groups.
- Demonstration stage - This final stage contains full-scale trials with refined travel aids and IT services in a large city environment and other stakeholders involved are documented.
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