Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Projects: Design & Implementation of Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities

该提案建立在罗斯-霍尔曼理工学院与两家为残疾人提供护理、就业和/或教育机会的机构之间的既定关系之上。生物医学工程和电子与计算机工程专业每年将组建至少10个本科高年级设计团队，为诺克斯县智障公民协会（KCARC）和印第安纳盲人学校（ISB）的人们设计、建造、测试和提供辅助技术。在这些设施和客户方面的资深设计项目经验使我们的学生能够满足身体残疾客户的需求。设计团队的努力为这些设施的个人提供了必要的资源，使他们能够参与劳动力和教育机会。此外，这些设计体验和客户互动让我们的学生产生了使命感和自豪感，帮助学校服务周围社区，并吸引了新的学生进入科学和工程学科。工程设计指导员将为客户确定具有独特和重大挑战的项目。每个设计团队开发的设计方案将提供详细的设计和施工信息，这些信息将随时提供给其他有类似需求的个人。学生将学习运用他们的工程才能，并学习解决这些设计挑战的新技能，这反过来将培养出有资格解决行业和社会面临的各种问题的工程师。学生们还将有机会在区域和国家讲习班和会议上介绍和发表他们的研究结果。提案包含一个评估计划，将定性和定量地评估项目对学生的影响。作为专业人士和社区成员的发展。将评估拟议项目对KCARC和ISB以及接受援助的个别客户的影响。

0756502RoggeThis proposal builds on an established relationship between Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and two facilities providing care, employment and/or educational opportunities for people with disabilities. At least 10 undergraduate senior design teams will be formed annually in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering to design, build, test, and deliver assistive technology to persons at the Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens (KCARC) and the Indiana School for the Blind (ISB). Previous senior design project experiences with these facilities and their clients have allowed our students to address the needs of clients with physical disabilities. The efforts of the design teams provided individuals at these facilities with the resources necessary for them to engage in workforce and educational opportunities. Moreover, these design experiences and client interactions engendered a sense of purpose and pride in our students, helped the school serve the surrounding community, and attracted new students into science and engineering disciplines. The engineering design instructors will identify projects for clients with unique and significant challenges. The design solutions developed by each design team will provide detailed design and construction information that will be made readily available to other individuals with similar needs. Students will learn to apply their engineering talents and learn new skills in solving these design challenges, which in turn will produce engineers qualified to solve a wide variety of problems facing industry and society. The students will also have the opportunity to present and publish their findings at regional and national workshops and conferences. The proposal incorporates an assessment plan that will qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the impact of the projects on the students? development as professionals and as members of the community. The impact of the proposed project on the KCARC and the ISB, as well as the individual clients that receive assistance, will be evaluated.