Student Design Class: Developing Custom Devices for the Disabled

9981867 Goldberg设计课程的目标是为学生提供工程设计的真实世界体验，激发他们与残疾人合作的兴趣，并制造一种帮助残疾人变得更加独立的定制设备。项目想法是由与残疾人合作的治疗师提出的，他们的需求是商业设备无法满足的。治疗师将在本学期担任顾问，学生可以咨询他们，以确保该设备将满足他们的需求。学生们将用整个学期的时间来设计和制造这个装置，在学期结束时，学生们要把这个装置交给残疾人(S)和他们的治疗师。课程将由讲师和来宾授课，以及实地考察、写作作业和口头报告来支持。首席调查员将提供一份年度报告，其中包括对上一学年成功完成的项目的描述。这份报告将与其他NSF资助的设计项目中的类似描述结合在一起，并出版成一本书，供一般分发。

9981867GoldbergThe objectives of the Design Class are to provide the students with a real-world experience in engineering design, to stimulate their interest in working with the disabled, and to build a custom device that helps disabled individuals become more independent. Project ideas are proposed by therapists who work with the disabled and have needs that are not met by commercially available devices. The therapists are to serve as advisors during the semester, and students can consult with them to insure the device will meet their needs. Students will spend the semester designing and building the device, and at the end of the semester, the students are to give the device to the disabled individual(s) and their therapists. The class is to be supported with lectures by the instructor and guests, as well as field trips, writing assignments, and oral presentations. The Principal Investigator is to provide an annual report that includes a description of the projects successfully completed during the previous academic year. The report will be combined with similar accounts from other NSF-supported Design Projects and published in a book for general distribution.