Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities

帮助残疾人的工程高级设计项目

• 批准号: 0931643
• 负责人: Mohamed Samir Hefzy
• 金额: $ 12.5万
• 依托单位: University of Toledo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0931643&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Engineering; Senior; Design; Projects; Aid

0931643HefzyThis grant will allow senior students from the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) at The University of Toledo (UT) to design and fabricate custom made devices for persons with disabilities identified by the Ability Center of Greater Toledo (ACT).The ACT is a non-profit center for independent living with a mission to assist people with disabilities to live, to work, and to socialize in the community. As part of their training and education, senior engineering students at UT are required to complete one capstone design course called Senior Design Projects. During this course, students design, construct and test an original or a custom-modified device to meet objectives specified by a customer. The objective of this grant is to support projects performed by undergraduate engineering students at UT as their senior design projects. The proposed activities will provide an opportunity for the MIME students at UT to be involved with projects that are directed to aid persons with disabilities. These projects consist of the design and fabrication of custom-built devices for persons with disabilities. These projects will be conducted in collaboration with the ACT. Ten projects per year will be executed. The user satisfaction and his/her perception of the degree to which each completed project achieves the desired goal will be evaluated using the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST) tool. Written reports on the completed projects will be submitted for annual publication in the yearly NSF book for Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities. Also, an annual report that includes a description of the completed projects and the availability of funds will be provided by the PI by July 1 of each grant year. Students will also be encouraged to present their completed projects at national conferences and participate in design competitions. Each student team will prepare a web-page to disseminate information about their projects.Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merits of these projects are as follows:- To enhance the education of student engineers through the experience of designing and building devices to meet a real need with feedback on how well the device satisfies the need.- To provide opportunities for UT engineering students to enhance their understanding of the influences of physiological, psychological, environmental, and biomechanical factors on the design of assistive devices for individuals with disabilities.Broader Impacts: The broader impacts of these projects are as follows:- These projects will result in the design and construction of devices that will assist persons with disabilities to better enjoy life and realize their maximum potential without suffering from the associated financial burdens. Such devices would be prohibitively expensive if they had to be designed by a professional and constructed in local shops; in general they are not available ready-made at any price.- These projects will provide the MIME department at UT and its students with an opportunity to offer a unique service to the local community.- At the end of each semester, an exposition is organized to display the prototypes built by the students along with final presentations. This event is covered by the local Media to include television, radio and newspapers. Community leaders, health care providers' representatives, persons with disabilities and their families, high school students and teachers, local professional society members, and the UT community attend this exposition. These activities provide exposure to science and technology for pre-college teachers, young people, and other nonscientist members of the public, thus contributing to and impacting education and human resources.- The outreach and impact of these projects also include allowing the viewing audience in local television, radio and newspapers:i) To know the types of services provided within the community to aid people with disabilities.ii) To see what difference an educational experience can be when community, independent living centers and universities work hand in hand.

0931643 Hefzy该补助金将允许来自托莱多大学（UT）机械，工业和制造工程（MIME）系的高年级学生为大托莱多能力中心（ACT）确定的残疾人设计和制造定制设备。ACT是一个非营利性的独立生活中心，其使命是帮助残疾人生活，工作，并在社区中进行社交。 作为培训和教育的一部分，UT的高级工程专业学生必须完成一个名为高级设计项目的顶级设计课程。在本课程中，学生设计，构造和测试原始或定制修改的设备，以满足客户指定的目标。这项补助金的目的是支持在UT的本科工程学生作为他们的高级设计项目进行的项目。拟议的活动将为UT的MIME学生提供一个参与旨在帮助残疾人的项目的机会。这些项目包括为残疾人设计和制造定制设备。这些项目将与澳大利亚首都地区合作开展。每年将实施10个项目。将使用辅助技术满意度魁北克用户评价工具，评价用户满意度及其对每个已完成项目实现预期目标程度的看法。将提交关于已完成项目的书面报告，以便在NSF年度手册中每年出版，用于帮助残疾人的工程高级设计项目。此外，PI将在每个赠款年度的7月1日之前提供一份年度报告，其中包括对已完成项目和资金可用性的描述。还将鼓励学生在国家会议上展示他们完成的项目，并参加设计竞赛。每个学生小组将准备一个网页，以传播有关其项目的信息。智力优势：这些项目的智力优势如下：-通过设计和制造设备的经验，以满足真实的需求，并反馈设备如何满足需求，以加强学生工程师的教育。为德州大学工程系的学生提供机会，让他们更深入了解生理、心理、环境和生物力学因素对残疾人辅助设备设计的影响。更广泛的影响：这些项目的更广泛影响如下：-这些项目将导致设计和建造的设备，将帮助残疾人更好地享受生活，并实现其最大的潜力，而不受相关经济负担的影响。如果必须由专业人士设计并在当地商店建造，这些设备将非常昂贵;一般来说，无论如何，它们都不是现成的。这些项目将为UT的MIME部门及其学生提供为当地社区提供独特服务的机会。在每学期结束时，组织一个展览会，展示学生沿着最后的演讲建立的原型。当地媒体，包括电视、广播和报纸，对这一活动进行了报道。社区领袖、卫生保健提供者的代表、残疾人及其家属、高中学生和教师、当地专业协会成员和UT社区参加了这次博览会。这些活动为大学前教师，年轻人和其他非科学家的公众提供了接触科学和技术的机会，从而促进和影响教育和人力资源。这些项目的推广和影响还包括让当地电视、广播和报纸的观众：（一）了解社区内为帮助残疾人提供的服务类型;（二）了解当社区、独立生活中心和大学携手合作时，教育体验会有什么不同。