Undergraduate Design Projects for Developing Assistive Technology for Recreational Applications

开发娱乐应用辅助技术的本科设计项目

• 批准号: 0314095
• 负责人: Karen May-Newman
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: San Diego State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2007-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0314095&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Design; Projects; Developing; Assistive

0314095LambertThe Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at San Diego State University (SDSU) has partnered with the Interwork Institute in the College of Education, the Disabled Businesspersons' Association (DBA), and the American Institute of Marine Studies (AIMS) to design and implement assistive technology in aquatic-related recreational applications as part of the undergraduate senior design project course sequence. The broad goal of this partnership is to develop technology solutions to allow physically challenged individuals to safely and independently participate in various aquatic recreational activities. The senior undergraduates in the SDSU ME program are required to work in teams on a sponsored design project during their last two semesters. Five projects each semester are to be focused on improving access to a specific recreational activity, primarily sailing, to specific individuals with disabilities. In addition, the usual team structure is to be expanded to include students enrolled in the Certificate of Rehabilitation Technology program co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Interwork Institute, and to work directly with disabled sailors in the "Challenged American" program sponsored by DBA and AIMS to make modifications of their sailboats and enable a broader range of physically challenged individuals to participate in aquatic recreation. The sailors and other athletes with physical disabilities are in the best position to identify necessary modifications of their sailboats and enable a broader range of other physically challenged individuals to participate in aquatic recreation. The project partnership builds on a successful relationship between the SDSU Colleges of Education and Engineering in the area of assistive technology. Ten undergraduate senior design teams are to be formed each year to develop assistive technology to improve access for the disabled to aquatic recreational activities. By teaming the undergraduate engineers with members from the rehabilitation technology program as well as the disabled users, a multidisciplinary approach is pursued that is expected to yield more robust and effective designs. This type of longer-term, team-based design project is the capstone learning experience for mechanical engineering students, providing a critical part of their development into competent professional engineers.

0314095Lambert机械工程系（ME）在圣地亚哥州立大学（SDSU）已与教育学院，残疾人企业家协会（DBA）和海洋研究（AIMS）的美国研究所的互联网研究所合作，设计和实施辅助技术在水上相关的娱乐应用程序的本科高级设计项目课程序列的一部分。该合作伙伴关系的总体目标是开发技术解决方案，让残疾人能够安全、独立地参与各种水上娱乐活动。在SDSU ME计划的高年级本科生需要在他们的最后两个学期赞助的设计项目团队工作。每学期有五个项目侧重于改善残疾人参加特定娱乐活动的机会，主要是帆船运动。此外，通常的团队结构将扩大到包括参加由工程学院和Interwork Institute共同赞助的康复技术证书课程的学生，并直接与DBA和AIMS赞助的“残疾美国人”计划中的残疾水手合作，以修改他们的帆船，并使更广泛的残疾人能够参与水上娱乐活动。有身体残疾的水手和其他运动员最有能力确定对他们的帆船进行必要的改装，并使更多的其他身体残疾者能够参加水上娱乐活动。 项目伙伴关系建立在SDSU教育和工程学院在辅助技术领域的成功关系之上。每年将组建10个本科生高级设计团队，开发辅助技术，以改善残疾人参加水上娱乐活动的机会。通过将本科工程师与康复技术计划的成员以及残疾用户合作，采用多学科方法，预计将产生更强大和有效的设计。这种长期的，基于团队的设计项目是机械工程专业学生的最高学习经验，为他们发展成为合格的专业工程师提供了关键部分。