Undergraduate Bioengineering Design Projects

这个研究项目属于本科生设计项目计划类别，支持本科生工程师提供原型的“定制”设备和软件，以帮助残疾人。该活动的主要目标是为工科学生提供有意义的设计体验，从而直接帮助特定的残疾人。纽约州立大学布法罗分校制定了一项正式计划，将确保在这些项目上取得令人满意的进展。一组学生和首席调查员将与Aspire，Inc.，一家合作机构，以及残疾人个人在这些项目上合作。在本奖项的五年期间，预计将完成75个项目。已完成项目的书面报告将提交每年出版。完成后，每个项目都将赠送给为其设计的人。希望通过这一次真实世界的体验，让工科学生有一种使命感和自豪感，帮助工科学校服务社会，吸引新生进入工科，并提高学生对研究生教育的兴趣。这种类型的项目很重要，因为它为工科学生提供了一种有意义的体验，作为他们本科设计要求的一部分，也将使经常需要定制康复设备的人群受益。

0436538MollendorfThis research project is in the Undergraduate Design Projects Program category, and supports undergraduate student engineers in providing prototype "custom designed" devices and software to aid persons with disabilities. The primary goal of the activity is to provide meaningful design experiences for the engineering student that will directly aid a specific disabled individual. A formal program is in place at SUNY Buffalo, which will ensure satisfactory progress is attained on these projects. A group of students and the Principal Investigator will work with Aspire, Inc., a collaborating agency, and individuals with disabilities on the projects. Seventy-five projects are expected to be completed during the five-year duration of this award. A written report on the completed projects will be submitted for an annual publication. When completed, each project will be given to the person for whom it is designed. The hope is that this "real world" experience will give engineering students a sense of purpose and pride, help engineering schools serve the community, attract new students into engineering, and raise student interest in graduate education. This type of undertaking is important since it provides a meaningful experience for engineering students as part of their undergraduate design requirements, and will also benefit a population where customization is often needed for rehabilitation devices.