GARDE: Design Projects to Enable Veteran Reintegration in an Educational System

提案：1401507PI：Khan, Samee U. 标题：GARDE：设计项目以实现退伍军人在教育系统中的重新融入 更广泛的意义和重要性 GARDE 提案将为北达科他州立大学 (NDSU) 学生（最好是退伍军人）、教职员工和残疾员工开发定制解决方案。每年，平均 4 组（每组 2-4 名学生）将通过 NDSU 残疾服务与 NDSU 护理部以及北达科他州辅助技术机构间计划和法戈市合作，与残障人士密切合作，制定实用且适用的解决方案，以解决影响特定退伍军人学业进步和重新融入社会的问题。在大多数情况下，一个小组将完全由 NDSU 电气和计算机工程专业的学生组成；然而，在适当的情况下，来自其他院系（例如计算机科学和机械工程）的学生也可以成为小组的一部分。技术说明本科生小组将按照严格的设计流程开发针对特定残疾人士的定制解决方案，其中包括（i）需求捕获； (二) 分析； (iii) 设计和测试； (iv) 验证。由于开发的解决方案也可能对其他残疾人有价值，因此每个小组将遵守以下五项设计原则：(i) 模块化、(ii) 适应性、(iii) 成本效益、(iv) 效率和 (v) 易用性。这将使最终产品能够被更大的消费者群所利用。因此，已采取措施将产品维持在可以保证使用寿命的水平。 智力优点所开发的技术可分为：--满足特定学生或学生类型的独特需求的项目，例如：a）为患有抑郁症和焦虑症的学生提供语音图书阅读器应用程序b）为部分失聪学生提供听觉增强系统c）语音智能自动售货机）为四肢瘫痪学生提供语音激活开门器）定制计算机键盘针对运动技能较差的退伍军人 - 支持未在 NDSU 残疾服务部门注册（或不想注册）的学生（因个人原因）的通用技术，例如语音到头顶文本显示。 - 采用社交网络、智能手机应用程序和云计算等新颖范式的项目，以提高意识并帮助残疾学生与其他此类学生建立联系，例如：a) ADD/ADHD 的交互式学术支持系统 b) 针对 ADD/ADHD 的行为控制培训应用程序阿斯伯格案例sc) 视障学生的路线信息系统d) 基于云的自动化ADD/ADHD 辅助系统这些解决方案将降低可靠性，并为用户的总体生活提供帮助，这将有助于他们重新融入社会。 已制定相关规定，使 NDSU 拟议的 GARDE 计划能够通过以下方式实现自我维持：(i) 与法戈市密切合作，在适当的情况下将开发的 GARDE 产品部署到北达科他州的老年护理机构，以及 (ii) 在创新 ND 竞赛中展示最有前途的技术，该竞赛是一项人才和风险投资竞赛。更广泛的影响所开发的产品和解决方案将直接使残疾退伍军人学生受益，帮助他们在学业上取得成功并更好地融入社会社会。可以商业化的产品将有利于地方、地区、州和国家经济。工程解决方案还可能有助于开发涵盖设计原理的课程内容。

Proposal: 1401507PI: Khan, Samee U.Title: GARDE: Design Projects to Enable Veteran Reintegration in an Educational SystemBroader Significance & ImportanceThe GARDE proposal will develop customized solutions for North Dakota State University (NDSU) students (preferably veterans), faculty, and staff with disabilities. Each year, an average of 4 groups of 2-4 students each will work closely with an individual with a disability, through NDSU Disability Services in collaboration with the NDSU Nursing Department, and when applicable, the North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology and the City of Fargo, to develop practical and applicable solutions to resolve issues that are affecting a specific veteran's academic progress and societal reintegration. In most cases, a group will be entirely composed of NDSU Electrical and Computer Engineering students; however, when appropriate, students from other departments, such as Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, may also be part of a group.Technical DescriptionCustomized solutions for specific individuals with disabilities will be developed by groups of undergraduate students following a rigorous design process that includes (i) Requirements Capture; (ii) Analysis; (iii) Design and Testing; and (iv) Validation. Because the developed solutions may also hold value for other persons with disabilities, each group will adhere to the following five design principles: (i) modularity, (ii) adaptability, (iii) cost-effectiveness, (iv) efficiency, and (v) ease of use. This will enable the end-products to be utilized by a larger consumer base. Therefore, provisions have been made to maintain the product at a level that can guarantee longevity.Intellectual MeritThe developed technologies can be classified as:-- Projects that address a unique need for a specific student or type of student, such as:a) Book Reader Application with Voice for Students with Depression and Anxiety Disordersb) Auditory Enhancement System for Partially Deaf Studentsc) Voice Enabled Smart Vending Machined) Voice Activated Door Openers for Students with Quadriplegiae) Custom Computer Keyboard for Veterans with Reduced Motor Skills-- Generic technologies to support students who are (for personal reasons) not registered(or do not want to register) with the NDSU Disability Services Department, such as Speech to Overhead Text Display.-- Projects that employ novel paradigms, such as social networking, smart phone applications, and cloud computing, to build awareness and help connect students with disabilities to other such students, such as:a) Interactive Academic Supportive System for ADD/ADHDb) Behavioral Control Training Application for Asperger Casesc) Route Information System for Visually Impaired Studentsd) Automated Cloud-based ADD/ADHD Assisting SystemThese solutions will reduce dependability and will assist users with life in general, which will help with reintegration into society. Provisions have been made to enable the proposed GARDE program at NDSU to become self-sustaining by: (i) closely working with the City of Fargo to deploy the developed GARDE products to North Dakota elderly care facilities, when appropriate, and (ii) presenting the most promising technologies at the Innovate ND competition, which is a talent and venture capital competition rolled into one.Broader ImpactsThe products and solutions developed will directly benefit disabled veteran students to help them succeed academically and better integrate back into society. Products that can be commercialized will benefit local, regional, state, and national economies. The engineered solutions may also help in developing course content covering design principles.