Author(s): Cabral, Ricardo João Santos Pina ; Peixoto, Eduardo Filipe Rodrigues ; Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Tinoco ; José, Rui
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/71664
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Subject(s): smart mobility; cycling data; sensing bicycle; Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática
Bicycles equipped with sensors, processing capacity and communications can be a promising source of data about the personal and the collective reality of urban cycling. While this concept has been attracting considerable interest, the key assumption is the design of a closed system where a uniform set of sensing bicycles, with a concrete set of sensors, is used to support a specific service. The core challenge, however, is how to generalise sensing approaches so that they can be collectively supported by many heterogeneous bicycles, owned by a multitude of entities, and integrated into a common ecosystem of urban data. In this work, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the design space for onbike sensing. We consider a diverse set of sensing alternatives, the potential value propositions associated with their data, and the collective perspective of how to optimise sensing by exploring the complementarities between heterogeneous bicycles. This broader perspective should inform the design of more effective sensing strategies that can maximise the overall value generated by bicycles in smart cycling ecosystems and enable new cycling services
This work is supported by: European Structural and Investment Funds in the FEDER component, through the Operational Competitiveness and Internationalization Programme (COMPETE 2020) [Project nº 039334; Funding Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039334]
