Assistive Technology Design Projects

CBET-0704100 King本项目将为发展残疾人辅助技术提供支持。辅助设备将由范德比尔特大学的工程系学生开发。设计项目将从特定个人的独特需求以及跨越个人群体的需求中绘制。该技术的最终用户以及具有辅助技术开发专业知识的专业工程师将参与每个项目。项目将提供给不同学术背景的工程学生，包括：1)新生水平的康复工程导论课程，2)独立学习，3)暑期实习和4)顶级高级设计课程。项目将由当地康复工程研发公司MAX mobility LLC和范德比尔特大学通过PI征求、协调和监督。MAX mobility与范德比尔特大学（Vanderbilt University）合作多年，支持教育、研究和产品开发活动。目前正在开发或正在排队的一些项目包括：方便移动的轮椅、动态防推力座椅、为患有严重上肢畸形的儿童提供的如厕辅助设备、测量手缘生物力学的仪器、脚轮方向控制系统、自适应滑水系统、无障碍婴儿床和改进的曲棍球雪橇。学生将来自各种工程学科，包括：生物医学，机械，电气和计算机。还将努力将非工程专业的学生纳入项目团队。

CBET-0704100 King This project will provide support for the development of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. Assistive devices will be developed by engineering students at Vanderbilt University. Design projects will be drawn from both the unique needs of specific individuals as well as from needs that span populations of individuals. End-users of the technology as well as professional engineers with expertise in assistive technology development will be involved with each project. Projects will be offered to engineering students in various academic settings, including: 1) a freshman-level Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering course, 2) independent study, 3) summer internships and 4) a capstone senior design course. Projects will be solicited, coordinated and overseen by MAX mobility LLC, a local rehabilitation engineering research and development company and by Vanderbilt University via the PI. MAX mobility has collaborated with Vanderbilt University for several years, supporting education, research and product development activities. Some of the current projects under development or in the queue include: a transfer-friendly wheelchair, a dynamic anti-thrust seat, toileting aids for a child with severe upper limb deformities, an instrument for measuring handrim biomechanics, a caster heading control system, an adaptive wakeboarding system, an accessible baby crib and an improved hockey sled. Students will be drawn from a variety of engineering disciplines, including: biomedical, mechanical, electrical and computer. Efforts will also be made to include non-engineering students on project teams.