CISM Advanced Course – The Dynamics of Rolling and Balancing in Micromobility Vehicles

On-site participation in Udine, Italy, with a live streaming option available.

The importance of micromobility has become relevant in the last decades since micromobility vehicles (electric scooters, bicycles, skateboards, unicycles, etc.) provide modern solutions for the last-mile problem of urban transportation. Although the invention of these vehicles dates back to the last century, and the analysis of their dynamics also began at that time, electrification changed the game. Higher speed and more agility characterize modern micromobility vehicles, while in the meantime, non-professional riders are using them on city roads in heavy traffic. Thus, the risk of serious accidents is high. Understanding the dynamics and control of e-bikes, scooters, skateboards, and unicycles is becoming more and more important.

The aim of this course is to give a perspective on the dynamics and control of micromobility vehicles. First, the classical mechanical modeling of the simplest nonholonomic systems will be presented. Starting from Newton’s second law of dynamics and introducing kinematic constraints, the mystic, speed-dependent dynamics of nonholonomic systems will be demonstrated via the analysis of the uncontrolled skateboard. The effect of human control on stability is investigated via the implementation of a linear state feedback with human reaction time. While single-track vehicles are highly unstable, with some forward speed, the system is easy to stabilize and control. The course will showcase the key fundamental results on this important topic.

Course lecturers:

• Florian Klinger – Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Caishan Liu – Peking University, China
• Gabor Orosz – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
• Arend Schwab – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
• Denes Takacs – Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Registration Information:

The course is offered in a hybrid format, allowing participants the flexibility to attend either in person or remotely via the Microsoft Teams platform. Admission to on-site attendance is granted on a first-come, first-served basis to comply with the capacity of the lecture room.

• Early Bird On-Site Participation: € 650.00 + VAT* Deadline: August 13, 2025
• Late On-Site Participation: € 800.00 + VAT* Deadline: September 30, 2025
• Live Streaming Online Participation: € 250.00 + VAT* Deadline: September 30, 2025

On-site participation includes a complimentary bag, five fixed menu buffet lunches, hot beverages, downloadable lecture notes. Online participation includes downloadable lecture notes

Learn more and register here.

See the full course schedule here.

* where applicable; bank charges are not included – Italian VAT is 22%.