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Inclusive Pedestrian Routing Through Personalization and Real-Time Feedback in Smart Cities
Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology.
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Personlig och Inkluderande Ruttplanering för Fotgängare med Feedback i Realtid i Smarta Städer (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

As cities work to become smarter and more sustainable, the need for inclusive mobility solutions grows. While traditional navigation tools focus on efficiency, they often neglect individual needs related to accessibility and comfort. This thesis explores how personalized routing systems can better support diverse pedestrian groups in urban environments. By building on previous work, a mobile application was developed and adapted to the city of Lund. The application allows users to input their own mobility preferences, such as minimizing elevation, avoiding poor pavement or walking through greener and quieter areas, and generates custom pedestrian routes accordingly. A real-time feedback system was also integrated, enabling users to rate individual segments and influence future route suggestions. The system was evaluated through field testing and simulations. The results suggest that even a simple feedback loop can make routing systems more adaptive and aligned with real-world experiences. Users preferred routes that reflected their own priorities, and the application adjusted over time based on feedback. This shows the potential of combining user input and environmental data to support more inclusive pedestrian mobility. The methodology and system developed in this thesis can serve as a foundation for further research and practical implementation in other cities aiming to promote accessibility and user-centered urban design.

Abstract [sv]

När städer utvecklas mot att bli smartare och mer hållbara ökar behovet av inkluderande mobilitetslösningar. Traditionella navigationsverktyg fokuserar främst på effektivitet, men förbiser ofta individuella behov kopplade till tillgänglighet och komfort. Denna avhandling undersöker hur personaliserade ruttplaneringssystem bättre kan stödja olika grupper av fotgängare i urbana miljöer. Genom att bygga vidare på tidigare arbete utvecklades en mobilapplikation som anpassades till staden Lund. Applikationen låter användare ange sina egna mobilitetspreferenser, till exempel att minimera lutning, undvika dålig beläggning eller välja grönare och tystare områden, och genererar därefter anpassade gångvägar. Ett system för realtidsfeedback integrerades också, vilket gör det möjligt för användare att betygsätta enskilda segment och påverka framtida ruttförslag. Systemet utvärderades genom fälttestning och simuleringar. Resultaten visar att även en enkel feedback-loop kan göra ruttplaneringssystem mer adaptiva och bättre anpassade till verkliga upplevelser. Användare föredrog rutter som speglade deras egna prioriteringar, och applikationen justerades över tid baserat på den inkomna feedbacken. Detta visar potentialen i att kombinera användarinput och miljödata för att stödja en mer inkluderande gångmobilitet. Den metodik och det system som utvecklades i denna avhandling kan fungera som en grund för vidare forskning och praktisk implementering i andra städer som vill främja tillgänglighet och användarcentrerad stadsdesign.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025.
Keywords [en]
Inclusive mobility, Pedestrian routing, Personalized navigation, Smart cities, Real-time feedback, Accessibility, Urban mobility
Keywords [sv]
Inkluderande mobilitet, Gångnavigering, Personaliserad navigation, Smarta städer, Realtidsfeedback, Tillgänglighet, Urban mobilitet
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Transport Systems and Logistics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-217634ISRN: LiU-ITN-TEK-A--25/059--SEOAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-217634DiVA, id: diva2:1996920
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Electrical Engineering
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Available from: 2025-09-11 Created: 2025-09-11 Last updated: 2025-09-11Bibliographically approved

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