RESNA Student Design Competition 2016

2016 年RESNA 学生设计大赛

• 批准号: 1643242
• 负责人: Michael Brogioli
• 金额: $ 2.58万
• 依托单位: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Tech Society of NA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1643242&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RESNA; Student; Design; Competition; 2016

This is funding to support the undergraduate Student Design Competition (SDC), which will be part of the 2016 annual RESNA conference to be held July 10-14 at the Hyatt Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Today, over 56 million people in the United States report some degree of disability, a number which will likely grow in coming years as the so-called "baby boomer" generation ages. RESNA, the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, is the one organization with an international focus that is devoted solely to technology for individuals with disabilities. RESNA's membership consists of individuals and institutions covering a range of disciplines (including researchers, clinicians, suppliers, manufacturers, consumers and educators who work in both non-profit and for-profit settings), all of whom are dedicated to promoting the exchange of ideas and information for the advancement of assistive technology. The annual RESNA Conference and the Student Design Competition combine to create a forum for interaction between working and experienced rehabilitation engineers and students who are about to enter the field. Unique in its primary focus on undergraduates, the event provides participants with experience and skills that help them succeed in their engineering and design careers. It encourages and mentors students in various disciplines to become involved in the assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering fields, and provides an opportunity for the students to network with their peers as well as participants in previous SDCs, many of whom are now leaders in service, research, and education related to technology for people with disabilities. Furthermore, continuing a practice started a few years ago, all participants (not just the finalists) will create blog posts that capture and archive their submissions, and these will remain accessible indefinitely through the RESNA website and the AT Wiki. Thus, those who teach will be able to share this information with their students as examples of projects that others have done, while service providers and people with disabilities will be able to search for unique solutions to barriers they may face. More information about RESNA and its annual conference is available online at http://www.resna.org while information specific to the SDC may be found at http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/wordpressmu/RESNA-SDC and student team entry abstracts are included on the AT Wiki http://atwiki.assistivetech.net/index.php/ATWiki_Home.The RESNA Student Design Competition fosters innovation and creativity with the ultimate goal of producing technology that can contribute to the independence of individuals with disabilities. The first SDC was held in 1980 as part of the inaugural RESNA conference; since then over 260 designs have been identified as winning entries from among over 800 submitted by students from over 125 different universities and institutes of higher learning. Both undergraduate and master's level graduate candidates are eligible to submit entries, which must represent the work of students only; no faculty or professionals may be included as co-authors, although faculty may be mentioned as advisors and/or mentors. NSF has been a supporter since 2005. This year's funding will enable the SDC to be further expanded and enhanced, so as to include more entries and support for more design teams, especially from minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities. A call for participation has been posted on the conference website, and also distributed electronically to a large number of colleges and universities with engineering and design schools. A team of 5 judges will pre-select up to 6 semi-finalist teams, from which two members each will be invited to attend the conference fully supported with travel and hotel funds as well as complimentary registration. At the beginning of the conference these teams will make presentations and show off their working prototypes to the judges before a public audience, and 5 finalist teams will be selected. Judges will have an opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions and recommendations to the design teams. The conference schedule includes a platform session on Wednesday, July 13 in which the finalists will present their designs to the general conference audience; in addition, finalists will have an opportunity to present their projects during the Annual Developers' Forum on Tuesday evening, July 12, which highlights new products under development (some past SDC student team designs have been patented and are now available commercially).

这是资金，以支持本科生设计比赛（SDC），这将是2016年年度RESNA会议的一部分，将于7月10日至14日在凯悦水晶城在阿灵顿，弗吉尼亚州。 今天，美国有超过5600万人报告有某种程度的残疾，随着所谓的“婴儿潮”一代的年龄增长，这个数字在未来几年可能会增加。 北美康复工程和辅助技术协会是一个专注于残疾人技术的国际组织。 RESNA的成员由个人和机构组成，涵盖一系列学科（包括研究人员、临床医生、供应商、制造商、消费者和在非营利和营利环境中工作的教育工作者），所有这些人都致力于促进思想和信息的交流，以促进辅助技术的发展。 年度RESNA会议和学生设计竞赛联合收割机结合起来，为工作和经验丰富的康复工程师和即将进入该领域的学生之间的互动创造了一个论坛。 该活动主要关注本科生，为参与者提供经验和技能，帮助他们在工程和设计职业生涯中取得成功。 它鼓励和指导各学科的学生参与辅助技术和康复工程领域，并为学生提供与同龄人以及以前的SDC参与者建立联系的机会，其中许多人现在是服务，研究和教育方面的领导者。 此外，继续几年前开始的做法，所有参与者（不仅仅是决赛选手）将创建博客文章，捕捉和存档他们的提交，这些将通过RESNA网站和AT Wiki无限期访问。 因此，教师将能够与学生分享这些信息，作为其他人所做项目的例子，而服务提供者和残疾人将能够寻找独特的解决方案来解决他们可能面临的障碍。 有关RESNA及其年度会议的更多信息可在www.example.com上在线获得，而具体到SDC的信息可在www.example.com上找到，学生团队参赛摘要包括在AT Wikihttp://atwiki.assistivetech.net/index.php/ATWiki_Home.The RESNA学生设计竞赛促进创新和创造力，最终目标是生产有助于残疾人独立的技术。http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/wordpressmu/RESNA-SDC http://www.resna.org 第一届SDC于1980年举行，作为首届RESNA会议的一部分;从那时起，来自125所不同大学和高等院校的学生提交的800多件作品中有260多件被确定为获奖作品。 本科和硕士水平的研究生候选人都有资格提交参赛作品，必须只代表学生的工作;没有教师或专业人士可能被列为共同作者，虽然教师可能被称为顾问和/或导师。 自2005年以来，NSF一直是支持者。 今年的拨款将使可持续发展委员会得以进一步扩大和加强，以纳入更多的参赛作品，并为更多的设计团队提供支持，特别是来自少数民族、妇女和残疾人士的设计团队。 在会议网站上张贴了与会呼吁，并以电子方式分发给许多设有工程和设计学院的学院和大学。 一个由5名评委组成的团队将预选最多6个半决赛团队，每个团队将邀请两名成员参加会议，并提供旅行和酒店资金以及免费注册。 在会议开始时，这些团队将在公众面前向评委展示他们的工作原型，并将选出5个决赛团队。 评委们将有机会向设计团队提问并提出建议和建议。 会议时间表包括7月13日星期三的平台会议，决赛选手将向大会观众展示他们的设计;此外，决赛选手将有机会在7月12日星期二晚上的年度开发者论坛上展示他们的项目，其中重点介绍了正在开发的新产品（一些过去的SDC学生团队设计已获得专利，现在可商业化）。