DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSIBLE, ERGONOMIC LABORATORY BENCHES

开发方便、符合人体工程学的实验室工作台

• 批准号: 6292782
• 负责人: GARY P DAVIS
• 金额: $ 10.15万
• 依托单位: ADAS, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-30 至 2001-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6292782
• 关键词: assistive device /technology; biomedical equipment development; ergonomics; functional ability; medical rehabilitation related tag; occupational health /safety; work site

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.

高度可调实验室工作台的成功商业化 适合轮椅使用者且符合人体工程学的设计是人们感兴趣的 拥有科学或工程实验室的学校和大学， 工业研究实验室、电子行业的雇主和雇员 装配场地和其他工业工作场地。 雇主需要符合人体工程学和人性化的设计，以促进 并为员工提供安全、健康的工作环境 员工。学校、大学和雇主有兴趣提供 为身体残疾人士设计包容性设施。 主要目标是完成研究和开发 设计、制造了三个版本的高度可调实验室工作台， 并在第一阶段进行测试。拟议的产品将具有通用性 对日益多样化的劳动力的应用和适销性 学生人口。技术机会的重点是创建一个 经济实惠的系统，适用于私营部门实验室、联邦实验室、 和大学。 该工作计划从概念转向市场，将在四个月内进行 阶段。这些阶段是： l) 评估技术和性能 三个原型的特点； 2) 引导消费者和购买者 评价； 3）进行业务评估以指导我们 商业化努力； 4）整合技术、消费者和 业务评估转化为产品开发和后续 商业化计划。 拟议的商业应用： 顺利完成该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 潜在用户的环境。它将有利于纳入 身体残疾的工人和/或老年工人 劳动力。开发的产品可以在每个联邦国家中使用 和大学实验室由于不存在成本效益 提供可访问性和符合人体工程学的设计选项 解决方案。