Result-Oriented Multidisciplinary Capstone Design to Aid Persons with Disabilities

以结果为导向的多学科顶点设计来帮助残疾人

• 批准号: 1033815
• 负责人: Hanqi Zhuang
• 金额: $ 12.5万
• 依托单位: Florida Atlantic University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1033815&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Result; Oriented; Multidisciplinary; Capstone; Design

PI: Zhuang, H., Masory, O. and Roth Z. S.Proposal Number: 1033815 The aim of this project is to use engineering capstone designs to aid elderly and persons with disabilities; and to enhance undergraduate engineering education through multidisciplinary collaboration, hands-on experimentation, and entrepreneurship. In the capstone project, students will utilize and adapt available technology to create devices to assist persons with disabilities from the perspective of users. To this end, at the first course of the Engineering Design sequence, students who become involved in this grant will be referred to healthcare facilities, such as Morselife and Center for Aging Seniors, and to local schools that host students with learning disabilities, in order to gather information regarding current needs, available solutions, and what the latest technology can offer. Once data is gathered, a number of brainstorming sessions will be conducted to help the students select the most promising ideas, with assistance from students of Psychology, Nursing and Business majors. Then, teams will be formed, and resources will be allocated to attack the issues undertaken with vigor. Collaborations between FAU and healthcare centers will further advance the knowledge, skills, compassion, and entrepreneurship of the students. Intellectual Merit: a) Design projects will be aimed at directly benefitting elderly and handicapped persons and will be initiated as a result of the interactions with caretakers and users, emphasizing technical innovation, ease of use, and commercial potential. b) Design teams will be made up of students of Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Engineering majors, and projects will be further benefitted from the involvement of students of Psychology, Nursing and Business majors, who will be consulted at every major step of the design. c) Commercialization will be another consideration. Invention disclosure will be required of all projects funded through the program. Students of Business major will bring the knowledge and expertise in business planning, management and marketing. Broad Impact: a) Produced devices and software developed through collaboration between FAU and MorseLife will contribute to society through aiding elderly and handicapped persons. b) Commercialization effort may lead to start-up companies that benefit the local economy. c) Through annual reports to NSF, presentations, publications, and patent disclosures, the ideas, program progress and experiences will be disseminated.

PI：Zhuang，H.，Masory，O.和Roth Z. S.提案编号：1033815该项目的目的是使用工程顶点设计，以帮助老年人和残疾人;并通过多学科合作，动手实验和创业精神，以提高本科工程教育。在顶点项目中，学生将利用和改造现有技术，从用户的角度创造帮助残疾人的装置。为此，在工程设计序列的第一门课程中，参与该补助金的学生将被转介到医疗保健机构，如Morselife和老年人中心，以及接待有学习障碍学生的当地学校，以收集有关当前需求，可用解决方案以及最新技术可以提供的信息。一旦收集到数据，将进行一些头脑风暴会议，以帮助学生选择最有前途的想法，与心理学，护理和商业专业的学生的帮助。然后，将组建团队，并分配资源来积极解决所面临的问题。FAU和医疗保健中心之间的合作将进一步推进学生的知识，技能，同情心和创业精神。智力优势：a）设计项目将旨在直接使老年人和残疾人受益，并将在与护理人员和用户互动的基础上启动，强调技术创新、易用性和商业潜力。B）设计团队将由机械，电气和计算机工程专业的学生组成，项目将进一步受益于心理学，护理和商业专业学生的参与，他们将在设计的每一个主要步骤中进行咨询。商业化将是另一个考虑因素。通过该计划资助的所有项目都需要披露发明。商务专业的学生将带来商业规划，管理和营销方面的知识和专业知识。广泛影响：a）通过FAU和MorseLife之间的合作开发的生产设备和软件将通过帮助老年人和残疾人为社会做出贡献。B）商业化努力可能会导致有利于当地经济的初创公司。c）通过向NSF提交年度报告、演讲、出版物和专利披露，传播想法、计划进展和经验。