UNH in the News - Segway Human Transporter与海洋过度捕捞报道

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Compilation of news items centered on University of New Hampshire (UNH) research impact, featuring inventor Dean Kamen’s Segway Human Transporter and its proposed efficiency, technology, and early deployment plans. A second item covers concerns that China has misreported ocean fish catches, using computer modeling to suggest global overfishing may be more severe than reported. Expert commentary highlights uncertainty in voluntary fisheries data and the urgency of implementing fishing treaties.

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UNH in the News

UNH professors impressed by 'IT' scooter

UNH dean suspects China's inflated catches mask overfishing

UNH in the News ● UNH professors impressed by 'IT' scooter ● UNH dean suspects China's inflated catches mask overfishing Also, see UNH in the News archives and UNH Connection archives UNH professors impressed by 'IT' scooter Eagle-Tribune Dec. 3, 2001 By James A. Kimble It may not float on air, but "IT" certainly got people's attention this morning. Inventor Dean Kamen ended months of speculation today after revealing the details of his Segway Human Transporter, a battery-powered, two-wheeled scooter he believes could revolutionize transportation. Inventor Dean Kamen demonstrates his Segway Human Transporter. The scooter uses several gyros and sensors "that work like your inner ear," to detect where the driver wants to go, Kamen explained this morning on ABC's "Good Morning America." The show's hosts, Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson, tried out the Segway before a crowd of applauding spectators in front of the television studio in New York City. "You think forward and go forward. You think backward and go backward," Kamen said. "All the knowledge that went into walking went into this machine." The Segway looks like a cross between an old rotary lawn mower and a Razor scooter, and travels at a topspeed of about 17 miles per hour. An individualized electronic key is required to operate it. "My first reaction was it does look like a lot of fun," said Jim Dombrosk '95, director of energy at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. "It looks like it doesn't use a lot of electricity--about five cents a day on average. It'd be nice if had a small solar panel for it." Andy Kun '92, '94G, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UNH, said, "It looks very neat. It looks like a difficult thing to accomplish." Kun said he New Hampshire inventor Dean Kamen and his scooter bicycles for it." could see people buying the Segway, especially people living in large cities or on college campuses. Kun helped invent a bi-ped robot that could "learn" how to walk in 1997 with professor Tom Miller, and saw Kamen demonstrate his revolutionary robotic wheelchair at a conference in Boston last year. "Clearly, it's a similar technology," Kun said about the Segway. Whether consumers react like Dombrosk and Kun and plunk down the estimated $3,000 to buy their own Segway remains to be seen. Consumers won't be able to buy a model until late 2002, Kamen said this morning. "I think there's a type of person who'd buy it, a gadgetliker type of person like myself. " Dombrosk said. "It depends on where you are. I can see people use it here on campus. But I'm not sure if I see people giving up their Kamen said he is banking on Segway's efficiency and people in big cities looking for a cleaner way to travel aside from walking. "What used to take you a half hour now takes seven or eight minutes," Kamen said. Kamen holds roughly 100 U.S. patents. His other inventions include the heart stent used by Vice President Dick Cheney and a wheelchair that can climb stairs. Kamen said the scooter requires little electricity. Kamen's Manchester, N.H.-based firm DEKA Research and Development will oversee production of the machine. According to those who have ridden it, the scooter is difficult to fall from or knock over due to gyroscopes that work to keep it upright and discern where the rider wants to go. Speed and direction are controlled by the rider's shifting weight. Riders stand upright, facing forward over the invention's single axle, navigating with a bicyclelike handlebar. A single battery charge can propel the scooter 17 miles over level ground, with each hour of charge providing power for two hours' use, according to an article in Time Magazine today. The U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Forestry Department and the Atlanta Police Department will be among the first to try out an industrial model of the Segway, buying 80-pound heavy-duty models for $8,000 apiece, Kamen said this morning. The Postal Service pl

FAQs

“IT” scooter 指的是什么，它的核心技术是什么？

文中指的是 Dean Kamen 揭示的 Segway Human Transporter。它通过多种陀螺仪与传感器（类似“内耳”）来感知驾驶者想去的方向，并用驾驶者的体重转移控制速度与方向。

Segway 预计何时供消费者购买，并有哪些首批机构计划试用？

文中提到消费者最早要等到 2002 年末才能购买。首批试用的工业型号包括美国邮政、美国林业部门和亚特兰大警察局等。

关于中国海洋渔获的“夸大申报”，报道给出了哪些关键信息？

报道称 1995-1999 年间，中国宣称的海洋鱼类捕捞量约为在特定条件下应能实现的两倍，并可能导致全球年捕捞估计被抬高约 500 万吨。研究指出现有全球渔获数据往往基于各国自愿提供，难以核实。

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