The use of electric scooters has increased significantly over the past decade, making them one of the most popular forms of urban mobility, largely due to their usability, affordability, and status as low-emission vehicles. With the rapid development and growing popularity of electric scooters, the number of accidents and resulting injuries that occur while riding them is also on the rise. This master's thesis aimed to develop a parametric numerical model of an electric scooter that will be used to perform simulations of collisions involving them. In the first part, we examined the legislation related to electric scooters and their market popularity. Based on this research, we determined a representative model that served as the basis for designing a CAD model. Next came the designing of a finite element method (FEM) that was subsequently upgraded to a parametric model, allowing for adjustment of input data such as materials and dimensions. We successfully built the model and then validated it by conducting electric scooter collision simulations. The model behaves realistically, as is detailed in the results of several basic collision scenarios.
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