DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSIBLE, ERGONOMIC LABORATORY BENCHES

高度可调实验台的成功商业化 其是轮椅可进入且符合人体工程学的， 拥有科学或工程实验室的学校和大学， 工业研究实验室、电子、 装配场所和其他工业工作场所。 雇主需要人体工程学和人为因素设计， 生产力，并提供安全，健康的工作环境， 雇员.学校、大学和雇主有兴趣提供 为身体残疾人设计包容性设施。 主要目标是完成 三个版本的高度可调实验室工作台设计，建造， 并在第一阶段进行了测试。拟议的产品将具有普遍性 适用性和适销性，以日益多样化的劳动力， 学生人口。技术机会的重点是创造一个 适用于私营部门实验室，联邦实验室， 和大学。 该工作计划从概念到市场，将在四年内进行。 阶段。这些阶段是：l）评估技术和性能 三个原型的特征; 2）消费者和购买者行为 评估; 3）进行业务评估，以指导我们的 商业化的努力;和4）整合技术，消费者， 业务评估纳入产品开发及后续 商业化计划。 拟议的商业应用： 成功完成本项目及后续产品开发 将改善实验室设计和工作的人体工程学 为潜在用户提供环境。这将有助于纳入 残疾工人和/或老年工人， 劳动力开发的产品可以切实地用于每个联邦 和大学实验室由于不存在成本效益 设计选项，提供无障碍性和符合人体工程学的 溶液

The successful commercialization of a height-adjustable laboratory bench that is wheelchair accessible and ergonomically sound is of interest to schools and universities which have science or engineering laboratories, employers and employees in industrial research laboratories, electronics assembly sites, and other industrial work sites. Employers need ergonomics and human factor designs that facilitate productivity and provide a safe, healthy work environment for the employee. Schools, universities and employers are interested in providing inclusive facility designs for people with physical disabilities. The primary objective is to complete the research and development of three versions of height-adjustable laboratory benches designed, built, and tested during Phase I. The proposed product will have universal application and marketability to an increasingly diverse work force and student population. The technical opportunity is focused on creating an affordable system suitable for private sector laboratories, federal labs, and universities. The work plan moves from concept to market and will take place in four phases. These phases are: l) evaluate the technical and performance features of the three prototypes; 2) conduct consumer and purchaser evaluations; 3) perform business evaluations to guide our commercialization effort; and 4) integrate the technical, consumer, and business evaluation into a product development and subsequent commercialization plan. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Successful completion of this project and subsequent product development will lead to improved ergonomics of the laboratory designs and work environments for prospective users. It will facilitate the inclusion of workers with physical disabilities and/or older workers into the workforce. The product developed could feasibly be used in every federal and university laboratory due to the non-existence of cost effective design options which provide both accessibility and an ergonomic solution.