Assistive Technology Design Projects

CBET-0704100 King 该项目将为残疾人辅助技术的开发提供支持。辅助设备将由范德比尔特大学的工程专业学生开发。设计项目将从特定个体的独特需求以及跨越个体群体的需求中汲取。技术的最终用户以及具有辅助技术开发专长的专业工程师将参与每个项目。 项目将在各种学术环境中提供给工程专业的学生，包括：1）新生级康复工程课程介绍，2）独立学习，3）暑期实习和4）顶点高级设计课程。项目将征求，协调和监督MAX移动有限责任公司，当地的康复工程研究和开发公司和范德比尔特大学通过PI。MAX mobility与范德比尔特大学合作多年，支持教育，研究和产品开发活动。 目前正在开发或等待开发的一些项目包括：方便转移的轮椅、动态防推力座椅、上肢严重畸形儿童的行走辅助设备、测量扶手生物力学的仪器、脚轮航向控制系统、自适应尾流滑板系统、无障碍婴儿床和改进的曲棍球雪橇。 学生将来自各种工程学科，包括：生物医学，机械，电气和计算机。还将努力让非工程专业的学生参加项目小组。

CBET-0704100 King This project will provide support for the development of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. Assistive devices will be developed by engineering students at Vanderbilt University. Design projects will be drawn from both the unique needs of specific individuals as well as from needs that span populations of individuals. End-users of the technology as well as professional engineers with expertise in assistive technology development will be involved with each project. Projects will be offered to engineering students in various academic settings, including: 1) a freshman-level Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering course, 2) independent study, 3) summer internships and 4) a capstone senior design course. Projects will be solicited, coordinated and overseen by MAX mobility LLC, a local rehabilitation engineering research and development company and by Vanderbilt University via the PI. MAX mobility has collaborated with Vanderbilt University for several years, supporting education, research and product development activities. Some of the current projects under development or in the queue include: a transfer-friendly wheelchair, a dynamic anti-thrust seat, toileting aids for a child with severe upper limb deformities, an instrument for measuring handrim biomechanics, a caster heading control system, an adaptive wakeboarding system, an accessible baby crib and an improved hockey sled. Students will be drawn from a variety of engineering disciplines, including: biomedical, mechanical, electrical and computer. Efforts will also be made to include non-engineering students on project teams.