Senior Design Projects to develop Assistive Technology at San Diego State University

圣地亚哥州立大学开发辅助技术的高级设计项目

• 批准号: 1403846
• 负责人: Karen May-Newman
• 金额: $ 12.5万
• 依托单位: San Diego State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1403846&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Senior; Design; Projects; develop; Assistive

Proposal: 1403846PI: May-Newman, Karen D.Title: Senior Design Projects to develop Assistive Technology at San Diego State UniversityBroader Significance & ImportanceThe senior design project course is the capstone experience for SDSU engineering students and allows them to explore areas of specialization such as biomedical or rehabilitation. The goal of the proposed effort is to sponsor 7-10 senior projects each year that focus on developing Assistive Technology (AT) solutions to allow physically challenged individuals to safely and independently overcome neural or motor deficits.Technical DescriptionThese projects will leverage SDSU's partnership in the ERC/SNE and develop the students' expertise in a newly emerging area. By teaming the undergraduate engineers with clinicians, therapists, as well as the users with disabilities, the proposed multidisciplinary approach is expected to yield robust, suitable, and effective designs. The proposed efforts in senior projects will synchronize with the educational and outreach efforts to promote learning in SNE for the next generation of SDSU engineering graduates. Intellectual merits of the project include: - Educate our students to create a design solution including design concept, implementation and testing under a unique set of circumstances, and involving the end-user - Give our students the experience of solving real-world problems in a team environment - Develop assistive technology that improves the quality of life for specific individuals with disabilities in terms of their recreational, vocational, educational, and daily living options. - Fabrication, delivery, and implementation of assistive devices that can meet the needs of specific individuals with disabilities. - Instill into the students a sense of the critical role that end users play when developing new products; ultimately enabling them to create more value for products they design in their careers. Broader impacts of this project include: - Expanded vocational, educational, and daily living task independence for persons with limited mobility such as the elderly, people with arthritis, and those with significant sensory or motor limitations. - Fuller integration and participation in school, social, and employment settings for individuals with disabilities. - Heightened awareness in the community at large and increased participation for disabled individuals through the products, modifications, and work done by the design teams.

提案：1403846 PI：May-Newman，Karen D.标题：高级设计项目开发辅助技术在圣地亚哥州立大学更广泛的意义&ImportanceThe高级设计项目课程是SDSU工程专业学生的顶峰经验，并允许他们探索专业领域，如生物医学或康复。建议的努力的目标是每年赞助7-10个高级项目，专注于开发辅助技术（AT）解决方案，让身体残疾的人安全和独立地克服神经或运动缺陷。技术说明这些项目将利用SDSU在ERC/SNE的合作伙伴关系，并发展学生在新兴领域的专业知识。通过将本科工程师与临床医生，治疗师以及残疾用户合作，拟议的多学科方法有望产生强大，合适和有效的设计。在高级项目的拟议努力将与教育和推广工作同步，以促进下一代SDSU工程毕业生在SNE的学习。该项目的知识价值包括：- 教育我们的学生创造一个设计解决方案，包括设计概念，实施和测试下一组独特的情况下，并涉及最终用户-给我们的学生解决现实世界中的问题在团队环境的经验-开发辅助技术，提高生活质量的特定个人残疾人在他们的娱乐，职业，教育和日常生活的选择。- 制造、交付和实施能够满足特定残疾人需求的辅助设备。- 向学生灌输最终用户在开发新产品时所扮演的关键角色的意识;最终使他们能够为他们在职业生涯中设计的产品创造更多价值。该项目的更广泛影响包括：-扩大老年人、关节炎患者和感觉或运动严重受限者等行动不便者的职业、教育和日常生活任务独立性。- 残疾人更充分地融入和参与学校、社会和就业环境。- 通过产品、修改和设计团队所做的工作，提高了整个社区的认识，并增加了残疾人的参与。