Student Design Class: Developing Custom Devices for the Disabled

9981867Goldberg设计类的目标是为学生提供工程设计的真实世界的经验，激发他们与残疾人一起工作的兴趣，并建立一个定制的设备，帮助残疾人变得更加独立。项目的想法是由与残疾人一起工作的治疗师提出的，他们的需求无法通过市售设备得到满足。治疗师将在学期中担任顾问，学生可以与他们协商，以确保该设备将满足他们的需求。学生将花费学期设计和构建设备，并在学期结束时，学生将设备交给残疾人及其治疗师。本课程将由讲师和嘉宾的讲座，以及实地考察，写作作业和口头报告来支持。 主要研究者将提供年度报告，其中包括对上一学年成功完成的项目的描述。该报告将与其他NSF支持的设计项目的类似帐户相结合，并在一本书中出版，供普遍分发。

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.