Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Projects: Design & Implementation of Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities

生物医学工程高级设计项目：设计

• 批准号: 0756502
• 负责人: Renee Rogge
• 金额: $ 12.75万
• 依托单位: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0756502&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Biomedical; Engineering; Senior; Design; Projects

0756502RoggeThis proposal builds on an established relationship between Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and two facilities providing care, employment and/or educational opportunities for people with disabilities. At least 10 undergraduate senior design teams will be formed annually in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering to design, build, test, and deliver assistive technology to persons at the Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens (KCARC) and the Indiana School for the Blind (ISB). Previous senior design project experiences with these facilities and their clients have allowed our students to address the needs of clients with physical disabilities. The efforts of the design teams provided individuals at these facilities with the resources necessary for them to engage in workforce and educational opportunities. Moreover, these design experiences and client interactions engendered a sense of purpose and pride in our students, helped the school serve the surrounding community, and attracted new students into science and engineering disciplines. The engineering design instructors will identify projects for clients with unique and significant challenges. The design solutions developed by each design team will provide detailed design and construction information that will be made readily available to other individuals with similar needs. Students will learn to apply their engineering talents and learn new skills in solving these design challenges, which in turn will produce engineers qualified to solve a wide variety of problems facing industry and society. The students will also have the opportunity to present and publish their findings at regional and national workshops and conferences. The proposal incorporates an assessment plan that will qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the impact of the projects on the students? development as professionals and as members of the community. The impact of the proposed project on the KCARC and the ISB, as well as the individual clients that receive assistance, will be evaluated.

0756502 RoggeThis提案建立在技术的玫瑰，休曼研究所和两个设施提供照顾，就业和/或残疾人的教育机会之间的既定关系。每年至少有10个本科生高级设计团队将在生物医学工程和电气计算机工程中形成，以设计，建造，测试和提供辅助技术给诺克斯县智障公民协会（KCARC）和印第安纳州盲人学校（ISB）的人员。以前与这些设施及其客户的高级设计项目经验使我们的学生能够满足身体残疾客户的需求。设计团队的努力为这些设施的个人提供了必要的资源，使他们能够参与劳动力和教育机会。此外，这些设计经验和客户互动在我们的学生中产生了目的感和自豪感，帮助学校服务于周边社区，并吸引新的学生进入科学和工程学科。工程设计讲师将为客户确定具有独特和重大挑战的项目。每个设计团队开发的设计解决方案将提供详细的设计和施工信息，这些信息将随时提供给有类似需求的其他人。学生将学习应用他们的工程人才，并学习解决这些设计挑战的新技能，这反过来又会产生合格的工程师，以解决工业和社会面临的各种问题。学生还将有机会在区域和国家讲习班和会议上介绍和发表他们的研究结果。该提案包括一个评估计划，将定性和定量评估项目对学生的影响？作为专业人士和社区成员的发展。将评估拟议项目对KCARC和ISB以及接受援助的个人客户的影响。