Tuesday, January 10th
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Course Overview &
Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS
Stanford University
- Mechanical Engineering Design Group |
Abstract: This presentation will
provide an overview of the course and a brief introduction to Assistive
Technology including a definition of terms, demographics, goals of
rehabilitation, perceptions of disability, the needs of people experiencing
disabilities, political correctness, and numerous examples of assistive
technology devices and cutting-edge research projects.
Biosketch: David L. Jaffe holds a BS
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a MS
degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University.
Prior to coming to Stanford, he was a
Research Biomedical Engineer at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System's
Rehabilitation Research and Development Center. At the VA his interests were
designing, developing, testing, and bringing to market microcomputer-based
devices for veterans with disabilities including communication, mobility, and
information systems. He has worked on several VA assistive technology research
projects including an innovative wheelchair interface for individuals with
quadriplegia, an electro-mechanical fingerspelling hand that serves as a
communication device for people who are deaf/blind, a system that explores
virtual reality techniques to train individuals with gait deficits to improve
their walking, and a project that employs a computer-based simulation system to
assess and improve the driving ability of individuals after brain
injury.
In addition to organizing this course,
ENGR110/210 Perspectives in Assistive Technology, he currently
contributes to the definition of quarterly course projects in ME218 Smart
Product Design, is a project coach in ME113 Mechanical Engineering
Design, and mentors students working on assistive technology
projects.
- Contact Information:
- 650/892-4464
- dljaffe -at- stanford.edu
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - 4.03
Mb pdf file
- Videos:
- Stepping Over
Responses
- Ralph Fingerspelling Hand
(takes a while to load)
- Ultrasonic Head Controlled
Wheelchair
- Audio -
1:10:27 - 16.1 Mb mp3 file
- Handouts:
- Candidate
Projects
- Assignment
One - for students working on team projects (3 units)
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