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PROD 3 + Marine: Product Design & Engineering 3 + Design Methods for Marine Engineering Location: B8.1.1 Session Chair: Prof. Alberto Vergnano, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Session Chair: Vincenzo Pugliese, Università della Calabria | |
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Engineering Mediation for Inclusive Mobility: The SITE Conceptual Framework for Designing Assistive Systems in Natural Environments 1: Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, Udine, Italy; 2: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy Inclusive mobility in natural environments, including mountain trails, beaches, and heritage sites, remains a largely unsolved engineering challenge. Irregular terrain, ecological sensitivity, and safety constraints push these contexts beyond what conventional assistive mobility solutions can effectively address. Despite growing policy attention to inclusion, the technological dimension of accessibility still receives limited structured consideration. This paper introduces engineering mediation as a design-oriented concept that frames assistive mobility systems as active mediators between user capabilities and environmental constraints, rather than as a mere process of developing standalone devices. Drawing on case-based evidence from assistive mobility solutions in mountain and coastal environments, the study proposes the Sustainable Inclusive Tourism Engineering (SITE) framework, a conceptual system-level model that interprets accessibility as the outcome of interactions between environmental constraints, user requirements, and engineering design processes. The framework introduces the notion of operational accessibility to describe the practical achievement of safe and effective mobility through engineered solutions. By positioning accessibility as an engineering challenge, this work provides a structured perspective for designing assistive mobility systems that are context-responsive, technically effective, and sustainability-oriented | |