A Universal Securement/Restraint System for Wheeled Mobility Aids on Public Transportation Vehicles: The Oregon State University Securement System

Easter Seal's Project Action; 1992

Call Number: HQ2300.TE-Pub 1992

The primary objective of this report was to design, build and test a wheeled mobility aid securement system that will work with all mobility aids in 'common use' on fixed route transit vehicles. The major requirements for the system were to: maximize mobility and aid user independence, minimize transit vehicle operator involvement, minimize securement and release time, and to satisfy all the proposed securement standards and guidelines.

Application of the Quality functional Deployment Method in Mobility and Aid Securement System Design

Hunter-Zaworski, Katherine; Zaworski, Joseph, & Clarke, Garrett; 1992

Call Number: HQ2300.TE-Pub 1992

The Quality Functional Deployment (QFD) method was used for the design and the Independent Locking Securement (LS) System, developed by Oregon State University. The project entailed the design, construction, and test of the ILS system prototypes. The QTD approach included surveying present technology, establishing customer requirement, studying design loads, determining functional decomposition of the device requirements, establishing engineering requirement, bench marking, present technology, generating new ideas, selecting final design, construction of several prototypes, conducting human-factor testing, and undertaking both static and dynamic tests, and making a final recommendation of the design.

The Development of an Independent Locking Securement System for Mobility Aids on Public Transportation Vehicles, Vol. 2

Hunter-Zaworski, Katherine; Zaworski, Joseph, & Clarke, Garrett;1992Call Number: HQ2300.TE-Pub 1992

The primary objective of the Independent Locking Securement System Project (ILS System Project) was to design, build and test a wheeled mobility aid securement system that would operate with all mobility aids in 'common use' on fixed route transit vehicles.

TCRP Synthesis 02: Low-Floor Transit Buses - A Synthesis of Transit Practice

King, Rolland D; 1994

Call Number: HQ2300.TE-Pub 1994

This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency managers; operations, maintenance, and planning managers; and other personnel concerned with the operational experiences of low-floor transit buses in fixed route service and with the viability of this technology in meeting the transit industry's accessibility goals for the future. It contains descriptions of standard low-floor buses, as well as another smaller bused used primarily in paratransit service.

TCRP Synthesis 41:  The Use of Small Buses in Transit Service

Hemily, Brendon and King, Rolland, Transportation Research Board; 2002

Call Number: HQ2300.TE-Pub 2002

This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency professionals and the consultants who work with them in dealing with small buses in transit service.  It offers responses from 94 public transit agencies in North America--how they were using small buses and their experiences with them.  A summary of research findings gathered through surveys and site visits is presented. 

TCRP Report 43: Understanding and Applying Advanced On-Board Bus Electronics

Schiavone, John; 1999

Call Number: HQ2300.TE-Pub 1999

The report provides and overview of electronics and its application to buses and other transportation sectors. The report then addresses the electronic integration, potential benefits offered by integration and transit agency experiences with the technology. The report concludes with guidelines for implementing transit bus electronics. It is intended to be a primer on the subject, providing essential background information to serve as a starting point for acquiring additional knowledge.