Sun Tran Introduces New Fares & SunGO Savings Programs for 2017 All Sun Tran buses are equipped with lifts or ramps for boarding ease. Buses "kneel" to make boarding more convenient. Each bus can carry a minimum of two personal mobility devices. Sun Tran buses have annunciators that announce major bus stops, cross streets and transfer locations. The U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations 49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 governs “Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities” and “ADA Specifications for Transportation Vehicles”. What is a “wheelchair”? As defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Regulation: “Wheelchair means a mobility aid belonging to any class of three or more wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed or modified for and used by individuals with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or powered.” All Sun Tran vehicles are built and maintained in adherence with all USDOT regulations, and can transport all wheelchairs regardless of size or weight as long as the lift and vehicle can physically accommodate them.

Sun Tran operates some buses with ramps and others with lifts. Please call Sun Tran’s Customer Service Center for details at (520) 792-9222 (TDD: 628-1565). Only Segways being used as a mobility device by individuals with disabilities are allowed on Sun Tran. dining room chairs blackpoolThose who wish to board Sun Tran with a Segway need to meet eligibility requirements established by the City of Tucson ADA Paratransit Eligibility Office, (520) 791-5409. wheelchair van rental chicago ilIndividuals meeting the requirement will be issued an ID card that states, "Segway Approved." chiavari chairs for rent los angelesThis ID must be presented upon boarding. chair cover hire st ives cornwall

To safely secure a Segway, the use of at least two 15-inch securement loops is recommended, but three loops are preferred. Training on how to board and secure a Segway device is recommended before boarding a bus in service, and may be provided by contacting Sun Tran at (520) 792-9222.pride lift chair dealers Plan to arrive at the bus stop at least five minutes early. table and chair rentals nottinghamBe sure you are inside the bus shelter or near the bus stop so the driver can see you. If you require the use of the lift or ramp, please stay about eight feet away from the bus so that the lift or ramp can be lowered safely. If you need the kneeler, please let your coach operator know. To avoid turning around in the securement bay, you may find it easier to board by backing your device onto the lift.

Please turn off mechanized devices and lock the wheels while on the bus lift and again once you are safely secured. If visually impaired, upon boarding we encourage you to inform the coach operator which bus stop you need. Sun Tran requires all mobility devices to be secured using a three-point securement. The coach operator will either secure your mobility device or ensure that you have secured it properly with the minimum three securement points. The mobility device must not move more than two inches in any direction. To obtain securement straps for your mobility device, please call customer service at (520) 792-9222. The bus is equipped with lap belts and shoulder harnesses, and your are strongly encouraged to use them. These restraints help prevent injuries. Should the driver be forced to make a sudden stop, failure to use these restraints may result in your ejection from the mobility device, causing yourself injury. If you want assistance in using these restraints, please ask the driver.

To alert the coach operator that you want to exit the bus, approximately one block before you'd like to get off, press the tape or pull the cord located near you along the windows. When the bus comes to a stop, you may want to allow other passengers to exit first so the aisle will be free for you to maneuver. The coach operator will release the securement straps and guide you to the door. Sun Van's paratransit service is available to ADA eligible residents.This is an engineering feel-good story if there ever was one. Disabled people who have trouble walking and climbing stairs face enormous obstacles in everyday life. A large student engineering and design team at ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) tackled the challenge of mobility for disabled people and the result is, honestly, breathtaking. The team developed a powered wheelchair dubbed Scalevo that balances on two wheels like a Segway. When faced with stairs, the wheelchair shifts into tracked mode by lowering a pair of rubber tank tracks that handle steps with aplomb.

There’s little point in using words to describe the Scalevo wheelchair when a 3-minute video explains far more eloquently: Seven of the 10-student development team are studying mechanical engineering. Two are industrial design students, which accounts for Scalevo’s futuristic and finished look. Only one student is studying electrical engineering, yet it’s easy to see that the control electronics for the wheelchair are extremely sophisticated. They must be to implement a multimode personal mobility vehicle that can balance on two wheels while carrying a person over terrain. All of the control is handled by a Xilinx Zynq SoC inside of a National Instruments (NI) myRIO development platform, introduced two years ago at NI Week. (See “How Xilinx All Programmable technology has fundamentally changed business at National Instruments.”) The tiny myRIO platform is literally about the size of a paperback book. It sports ten analog inputs, six analog outputs, left and right audio channels, 40 digital I/O lines (SPI, I2C, UARD, PWM, rotary encoder) and an on-board, 3-axis accelerometer, and two 34-pin expansion headers.

Most of that functionality comes straight from the on-board Zynq-7010 SoC. Like all of NI’s RIO products, the myRIO platform is programmed with NI’s LabVIEW. It’s clearly a great choice for this sophisticated mechatronic project. Remember, this was a student project! What will these young engineers do after they graduate? For more information about the project, which was the Winner in the NI Global Student Design Showcase at NI Week 2015, click here. Be sure to join the Xilinx LinkedIn group to get an update for every new Xcell Daily post! ******************** Steve Leibson is the Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Planning at Xilinx. He started as a system design engineer at HP in the early days of desktop computing, then switched to EDA at Cadnetix, and subsequently became a technical editor for EDN Magazine. He's served as Editor in Chief of EDN Magazine, Embedded Developers Journal, and Microprocessor Report. He has extensive experience in computing, microprocessors, microcontrollers, embedded systems design, design IP, EDA, and programmable logic.