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

提案：1401507PI: Khan， Samee u .标题：GARDE：使退伍军人重新融入教育系统的设计项目更广泛的意义和重要性GARDE提案将为北达科他州立大学（NDSU）的学生（最好是退伍军人）、教师和残疾员工开发定制的解决方案。每年，平均4组2-4名学生将通过NDSU残疾服务与NDSU护理部门合作，并在适用的情况下，北达科他州辅助技术跨部门计划和法戈市与残疾人士密切合作，制定切实可行的解决方案，解决影响特定退伍军人学业进步和重返社会的问题。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；但是，在适当的时候，其他系的学生，如计算机科学和机械工程，也可以组成一个小组。技术描述针对特定残疾人的定制解决方案将由本科生小组按照严格的设计过程开发，其中包括(i)需求捕获；(2)分析;设计和试验；（iv）验证。由于开发的解决方案可能对其他残疾人也有价值，因此每个小组将遵循以下五个设计原则：(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群体所利用。因此，已作出规定，以维持产品的水平，可以保证寿命。已开发的技术可分为：——满足特定学生或学生类型的独特需求的项目；例如：a)患有抑郁症和焦虑症学生的有声阅读应用程序；b)部分失聪学生的听觉增强系统；c)语音智能自动售货机)四肢瘫痪学生的声控开门机)运动技能下降的退伍军人定制电脑键盘-通用技术，以支持（出于个人原因）没有注册（或不想注册）在NDSU残疾服务部的学生。例如语音到头顶文本显示。——采用新模式的项目，如社交网络、智能手机应用程序和云计算，以建立意识并帮助残疾学生与其他残疾学生建立联系；例如：a) ADD/ADHD交互式学术支持系统)亚斯伯格症案例行为控制训练应用程序(a)视障学生路线信息系统(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，并将帮助用户在一般生活中，这将有助于重新融入社会。已经制定了相关条款，以使NDSU的拟议的GARDE项目能够通过以下方式实现自我维持：(i)与法戈市密切合作，在适当的时候将开发的GARDE产品部署到北达科他州的老年护理设施中；（ii）在创新ND竞赛中展示最有前途的技术，这是一项人才和风险资本的竞赛。更广泛的影响我们开发的产品和解决方案将直接惠及残疾退伍学生，帮助他们在学业上取得成功，并更好地融入社会。可以商业化的产品将有利于地方、区域、州和国家经济。工程解决方案还可以帮助开发涵盖设计原则的课程内容。

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.