STTR Phase I: Robotic mobile computer mount and desk for wheelchairs to enhance the educational experiences of students with disabilities

STTR 第一阶段：机器人移动电脑支架和轮椅书桌，以增强残疾学生的教育体验

• 批准号: 1520098
• 负责人: LiHwa Chong
• 金额: $ 20.41万
• 依托单位: Prehensile Technologies
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1520098&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Robotic; mobile; computer

This STTR Phase I project focuses on improving the independence and active learning experiences for students with mobility impairments in typical educational environments, including classrooms, libraries, meeting rooms, laboratories, as well as nontraditional settings, such as breakout spaces and conference rooms. Student wheelchair users rely on personal computer technology for accessing assistive technology hardware and software for writing, note and test taking, drawing, accessing digital information, and communicating. Mobile computers provide these essential tasks anywhere they need to be allowing them to be more productive and effective at interacting with their classmates without disabilities during curricular activities. Unfortunately, being able to efficiently retrieve and stow mobile computers is difficult for wheelchair users, particularly for those with upper limb mobility impairments. Current wheelchair computer mounts do not allow students with disabilities to independently use them and access their mobile computers wherever they need to be. The proposed robotic wheelchair platform allows students with disabilities to access a mobile computer and work surface in order to be as productive and self-sufficient as everyone else. This universal access to mobile computing technology allows students with disabilities to more actively participate in practice-based educational activities, including laboratory research, groups study sessions, and science fieldwork.A robotic wheelchair mount for a mobile computer and as a writing surface is developed to enable persons with upper extremity mobility impairments to independently retract and deploy using a single input. This device allows students with disabilities, such as those with traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other conditions, to be able to go underneath desks and tables when desired, to more naturally interact with classmates, have the ability to use a mobile computer or desk anywhere they are, and does not impede transferring in and out of the wheelchair. The design of this device works seamlessly with power wheelchairs with motorized seats that tilt in space, have reclining backrests, movable leg rests, and vertically elevate while not compromising the functions and overall size of the wheelchair. The versatility of this device in how it mounts and is operated by individuals with severe disabilities is superior to traditional fixed mounting systems that require assistance to remove. During this project production-ready devices will be fabricated for human subject testing to assess usability, functionality, reliability, safety, and user satisfaction during the performance of typical educational and daily living activities.

该STTR I阶段项目的重点是改善在典型的教育环境中具有移动性障碍的学生的独立性和积极学习经历，包括教室，图书馆，会议室，实验室，以及非传统环境，例如突破空间和会议室。学生轮椅用户依靠个人计算机技术来访问辅助技术硬件和软件，用于写作，注释和测试，绘画，访问数字信息和通信。移动计算机提供这些基本任务所需的任何地方，以使它们在课程活动期间与没有残疾的同学互动更有效和有效。不幸的是，对于轮椅使用者来说，能够有效检索和存储移动计算机很难，尤其是对于那些具有上肢移动性障碍的人而言。当前的轮椅计算机安装座不允许残疾学生独立使用它们并在需要的任何地方访问其移动计算机。提议的机器人轮椅平台使残疾学生可以访问移动计算机并表面工作，以便像其他所有人一样富有成效和自给自足。这种对移动计算技术的普遍访问使残疾学生可以更积极地参与基于实践的教育活动，包括实验室研究，研究小组研究课程和科学现场工作。作为移动计算机的机器人轮椅安装座，作为移动计算机的机器人轮椅坐骑，并且作为写作表面的发展是为了使具有上肢移动性的人能够使用单个输入独立撤回和部署。该设备允许残疾学生，例如那些大脑创伤和脊髓损伤的学生，脑性麻痹，多发性硬化症，肌萎缩性侧面硬化症以及其他情况，能够在需要时与同学相互作用时，可以在桌子和桌子下进行桌子和桌子，可以在任何地方使用移动的计算机或桌子互动。该设备的设计与电动轮椅无缝配合，带电动座椅在太空中倾斜，倾斜靠背，可移动的腿静止，并垂直提升，同时不损害轮椅的功能和整体尺寸。该设备在其安装方式上的多功能性和由严重残障人士操作的方式优于传统的固定安装系统，这些安装系统需要援助才能删除。在此项目中，准备生产的设备将用于人类受试者测试，以评估典型的教育和日常生活活动期间的可用性，功能，可靠性，安全性和用户满意度。