Design of Information System in Disaster-robust Zero Energy Vehicle

Abstract

In Japan, some experts forecast that earthquakes directly under the Tokyo Metropolitan area will happen. Large-scale earthquakes will destroy that city functions and lifelines. It will take much time to start public aid, such as the Self-Defense Forces after a disaster. Therefore, it is essential to provide quick and flexible support to victims until public aid begins. Provisioning information, electric power, and emergency relief are necessary for many victims. Consequently, we are developing a system called D-ZEV and D-ZEV mini to provide information, power supply, and a first-aid space unit. D-ZEV consists of two light commercial vans to start supporting operation in a short time. D-ZEV mini is a bicycle and collects regional damage information. In this paper, we design two systems for D-ZEV and D-ZEV mini: (1) Information provision system for providing information from D-ZEV to victims and (2) Information sharing system for efficient information sharing between D-ZEV minis. Trial manufacture and experiment show the effectiveness of the proposed systems.