Result-Oriented Multidisciplinary Capstone Design to Aid Persons with Disabilities

建议编号：1033815这个项目的目标是使用工程顶石设计来帮助老年人和残疾人；并通过多学科合作、动手实验和创业来加强本科工程教育。在Capstone项目中，学生将利用和改造现有技术，从用户的角度创建帮助残疾人的设备。为此，在工程设计序列的第一门课程中，参与这项资助的学生将被转介到医疗机构，如MorseLife和老年中心，以及收容有学习障碍学生的当地学校，以便收集有关当前需求、可用的解决方案和最新技术可以提供的信息。一旦收集到数据，将在心理学、护理和商业专业的学生的帮助下，进行一些头脑风暴会议，帮助学生选择最有希望的想法。然后，将组建团队，并分配资源，以积极应对所承担的问题。FAU和医疗保健中心之间的合作将进一步促进学生的知识、技能、同情心和创业精神。智力价值：a)设计项目将以直接造福老年人和残疾人为目标，并将通过与照顾者和用户的互动而启动，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，心理学、护理和商业专业的学生参与设计项目将进一步受益，他们将在设计的每一个主要步骤得到咨询。C)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将需要披露发明。商务专业的学生将带来商业规划、管理和市场营销方面的知识和专业知识。广泛影响：a)FAU和MorseLife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)商业化努力可能会催生有利于当地经济的初创公司。C)通过向国家科学基金会提交的年度报告、演示文稿、出版物和专利披露，传播想法、计划进展和经验。

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.