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    • Rehabilitation Engineering
    • Geriatric Medicine
    • Human Factors Engineering

    Background:

    • Assessing motorized mobility scooter (MMS) user safety is crucial, especially for the elderly with functional decline.
    • Existing driving assessment systems often involve complex setups, limiting clinical practicality.
    • A need exists for simplified, clinically applicable tools to evaluate MMS driving skills.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and evaluate a practical MMS driving measurement system using a single omnidirectional camera for clinical settings.
    • To propose and analyze safety evaluation factors derived from MMS driving data.
    • To assess the system's ability to capture diverse driving data and identify variations under different conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a measurement system utilizing a single omnidirectional camera and its sensors for MMS driving.
    • Collected data on driving operations, user behavior, and vehicle location.
    • Proposed and compared MMS driving safety evaluation factors across various driving courses and scooter settings.

    Main Results:

    • The single-camera system demonstrated feasibility in capturing comprehensive MMS driving data with a simple setup.
    • Significant variations in driving evaluation factors were observed based on driving conditions.
    • Collected data showed potential for assessing user attentiveness and safety awareness.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed system offers a practical, single-device solution for assessing MMS driving skills, unlike multi-device alternatives.
    • Quantitative data from this system can aid therapists in objectively evaluating and improving MMS driving skills in the elderly.
    • Further research may lead to a robust index for evaluating MMS driving proficiency in older adults.