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

建议：1401507PI：Khan，Samee U标题：GARDE：设计项目，使退伍军人能够重新融入教育系统重要意义和重要意义GARDE建议将为北达科他州州立大学(NDSU)的学生(最好是退伍军人)、教职员工和残疾员工开发定制的解决方案。每年，平均每组2-4名学生将与一名残疾人士密切合作，通过NDSU残疾服务与NDSU护理部合作，并在适用的情况下，通过北达科他州辅助技术机构间计划和法戈市，开发实用和适用的解决方案，以解决影响特定退伍军人的学业进步和社会重新融入的问题。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，在适当的情况下，来自计算机科学和机械工程等其他系的学生也可以是一个小组的一部分。技术说明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流程开发，其中包括：(I)需求捕获；(Ii)分析；(Iii)设计和测试；以及(Iv)验证。由于开发的解决方案对其他残疾人也有价值，每个小组将遵守以下五个设计原则：(I)模块化、(Ii)适应性、(Iii)成本效益、(Iv)效率和(V)易于使用。这将使最终产品能够被更大的消费者基础所利用。因此，已经作出规定，使产品保持在能够保证寿命的水平。所开发的技术可分类为：--满足特定学生或类型学生的独特需求的项目，例如：a)为患有抑郁症和焦虑症的学生提供带语音的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)为患有四肢畸形的学生提供语音激活的智能自动售货机)为运动技能降低的退伍军人定制计算机键盘--支持(因个人原因)未在NDSU残疾服务部注册(或不想注册)的学生的通用技术例如语音到头顶文本显示。--采用诸如社交网络、智能电话应用和云计算等新范式来提高认识并帮助残疾学生与其他此类学生联系的项目，例如：a)ADD/ADHDB)互动学术支持系统ADD/ADHDB)Asperger Casesc)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，总体上将帮助用户重新融入社会。为使NDSU拟议的GARDE计划能够自给自足，已经做出了以下准备：(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Innovate ND竞赛中展示最有前途的技术，这是一项集人才和风险投资竞赛于一体的竞赛。可以商业化的产品将使地方、地区、州和国家经济受益。设计的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.