An Annual Review of Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities, 2008-2012

2008-2012 年援助残疾人工程高级设计项目年度审查

• 批准号: 0932903
• 负责人: John Enderle
• 金额: $ 29.63万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-15 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0932903&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Annual; Review; Engineering; Senior; Design

0932903EnderleThe objective of this proposal is the continued publication for an additional five years of an annual review of completed senior design projects for persons with disabilities that have been supported by the NSF through the Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) program. The academic years to be funded include 2007-2008 through 2011-2012. Previous editions have been compiled annually since 1989. A total of 18 books have been published (1989-2006). The 2006-2007 annual publication will be funded by another pending grant application. Over 2,200 projects have been detailed in these publications between 1989 and 2005, involving over 6,000 students. The projects described are custom designed to address the specific needs of the persons with disabilities, serving over thousands of persons with disabilities. Publication in this annual publication is required of all senior design projects funded by the NSF for persons with disabilities. Each annual review begins with a title page, a table of contents and a forward describing the history of the program. Following the introduction and several chapters on best practices in design and assessment are the project description chapters. Each project description chapter is devoted to one of the participating schools in the RAPD program. The first project of each chapter is described with more detail than the projects that follow so that the analytic content of the project can be more fully described. Due to space constraints, the remainder of the chapter includes one- or two-page reports for each of the completed projects. For ease in reading, each report uses a consistent format: Introduction, Summary of Impact, and Technical Description. At the end of the book, an index is provided so that projects can be easily identified and cross-referenced. A WWW site was created at http://nsf-pad.bme.uconn.edu to boost the dissemination of these publications. The entire site is fully searchable for ease in locating projects of interest for all published books. In the past, 600 copies of each edition have been printed using a soft cover and heavy weight glossy paper. Now, 25 copies of the book will be printed each year, along with 600 professional quality CDs. Intellectual Merit. The annual review of NSF funded projects to aid persons with disabilities serves as a handbook for future design projects to aid persons with disabilities and acts as a reference for individuals dealing with implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act and related legislation. The web feature of the publication makes it easy to locate projects or ideas for persons working in the field of rehabilitation engineering. The annual publication has also been used by the NSF to brief Congress on NSF funded projects that impact the lives of persons with disabilities. Broader Impact. The annual review of NSF funded projects to aid persons with disabilities has motivated universities to participate in this program because of the potential benefits to the students, individuals with disabilities, colleges and universities, and communities. Over 6,000 students have participated in the publications, including many from underrepresented groups. The books are broadly distributed throughout the US to those working with persons with disabilities. For universities participating in this program, the books provide substantial guidance to instructors and teaching materials for future design projects. It also has inspired all individuals to work more actively in the field of rehabilitation, leading to an increased technology and knowledge base to effectively address the needs of people with disabilities. The projects reported have had a tremendous impact on thousands of persons with disabilities.

0932903 Enderle本提案的目的是在未来五年内继续出版已完成的残疾人高级设计项目的年度审查报告，这些项目得到了NSF通过残疾人援助研究（RAPD）计划的支持。获得资助的学年包括2007-2008学年至2011-2012学年。以前的版本自1989年以来每年汇编一次。共出版了18本书（1989-2006年）。2006-2007年年度出版物将由另一项待决赠款申请供资。1989年至2005年期间，这些出版物详细介绍了2 200多个项目，涉及6 000多名学生。所述项目是为满足残疾人的具体需求而定制的，为数千名残疾人提供服务。本年度出版物中的出版物是由国家科学基金会资助的所有残疾人高级设计项目所必需的。每一次年度审查都以一个标题页、一个目录和一个描述该计划历史的前言开始。在导言和关于设计和评估最佳做法的几章之后是项目说明章节。每一个项目描述章节都专门介绍了RAPD计划中的一所参与学校。每一章的第一个项目都比后面的项目描述得更详细，以便更全面地描述项目的分析内容。由于篇幅限制，本章的其余部分包括每个已完成项目的一页或两页报告。为了便于阅读，每份报告都采用统一的格式：导言、影响摘要和技术说明。在书的最后，提供了一个索引，以便项目可以很容易地识别和交叉引用。为促进这些出版物的传播，在http://nsf-pad.bme.uconn.edu上建立了一个万维网网址。整个网站是完全可搜索的，便于查找所有出版书籍感兴趣的项目。在过去，每版600份已使用软封面和重型光泽纸印刷。现在，这本书每年将印刷25本，沿着600张专业质量的CD。智力优势。对国家科学基金会资助的援助残疾人项目的年度审查可作为今后设计援助残疾人项目的手册，并可作为执行《美国残疾人法》和相关立法的个人的参考。该出版物的网络功能使得在康复工程领域工作的人很容易找到项目或想法。国家科学基金会还利用这份年度出版物向国会介绍国家科学基金会资助的影响残疾人生活的项目。更广泛的影响。对国家科学基金会资助的残疾人援助项目的年度审查促使各大学参与这一方案，因为这对学生、残疾人、学院和大学以及社区都有潜在的好处。6 000多名学生参加了出版活动，其中许多人来自代表性不足的群体。这些书籍在美国各地广泛分发给从事残疾人工作的人。对于参与这一计划的大学来说，这些书为未来的设计项目提供了大量的指导和教材。它还激励所有个人更积极地在康复领域工作，从而扩大了有效满足残疾人需求的技术和知识基础。所报告的项目对成千上万的残疾人产生了巨大影响。