Winter Quarter 2013

ENGR110/210
 Perspectives in Assistive Technology 

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
Thornton Center - Classroom 110

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Thursday, February 14th

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Mid-term Student Team Project Presentations

Student teams have chosen a problem experienced by individuals with disabilities and have been working to research, brainstorm, design, fabricate, and test a prototype device or software to meet an identified need.

Each student project team will give an informal presentation on the progress of their project.

The student teams' presentations will include the following points:

  1. Introduction of team members including team and project names
  2. Background, statement and magnitude of problem
  3. Interviews with project suggestors and potential users who would benefit from a solution
  4. Identification / determination of need
  5. Research of existing solutions and discussion of their limitations
  6. Brainstorm activities: description and visualization of design concepts considered and prototypes built
  7. Description of preferred design: technical feasibility, engineering difficulty, estimated cost, user acceptance, functionality, performance, safety considerations, tradeoffs, etc
  8. Current project activities and status, including challenges encountered
  9. Plans for the remainder of the quarter

The overall quality of the presentation and the design concept will be judged by the teaching team, community members, and other students using the following metrics:

  • Process: problem identification, background research, design concepts brainstormed and prototyped, project progress
  • Presentation: clarity, organization, and completeness of the information presented
  • Design: creativity, originality, functionality of the design concepts and the likelihood they will meet the user's needs

Individuals evaluating the team project presentations will have the opportunity to provide their comments:

  • What did the team learn, what are your LIKES and WISHES about what they did, and what are your recommendations, suggestions, and advice for the team?
  • Please provide comments and suggestions about the course, projects, and presentation process.


ProApps
Social Development Program for Students with Autism

photo of Beth Shields
Beth Shields
photo of Kevin McCabe
Kevin McCabe

Project: Explore the development of educational gaming applications that will help to create an engaging method for students to build appropriate social emotional recognition through repetitive behavioral modeling.

Sane Fix
Monkey Bar Prosthetic Project

photo of Sane Cassidy
Sane Cassidy
photo of Tal Fix
Tal Fix

Project: Explore designs for a device for a child with a missing hand or arm that would allow him/her to play on the monkey bars.

Touch of a Button!
Dressing Aids

photo of Kelly Nguyen
Kelly Nguyen
photo of Raymond Liou
Raymond Liou
photo of Nathaniel Wynn
Nathaniel Wynn

Project: Explore designs for anyone with an upper extremity impairment to help them button their pants and shirt (including sleeves).

MyInhaler
Inhaler Appearance Project

photo of Kezia Alfred
Kezia Alfred

Project: Explore designs for inhalers that would improve their appearance, including making them more discreet.

Team Too Clean
Wheelchair Wheel Washer

photo of Sean Pacheco
Sean Pacheco

Project: Explore designs to remove dirt from the wheels of a powered or manual wheelchair or walker.

ReAwaken
Neurosky Project

photo of Andrew Logan
Andrew Logan

Project: Explore an application for a person with a disability using the NeuroSky brain-computer interface product.

The Flatlanders
Flat House Project

photo of Will Tucker
Will Tucker
photo of Matt Rios
Matt Rios
photo of Tommy Fraychineaud
Tommy Fraychineaud

Project: Explore and design a solution that can be retrofitted to current housing for the outdoor step problem (entering and leaving a house), the indoor one step up or down on a single floor, and the multi-step problem of stairs.

The Pedphiles
Sock Donning Aid

photo of Anna Evans
Anna Evans
photo of Richard Lui
Richard Lui
photo of Wade Hatton
Wade Hatton

Project: Explore a new design for a sock donning aid that can be used with one hand.


Presentation Material:
Audio - 1:28:19 10.1 Mb mp3 file
Pre-presentation Slides - 441 Kb pdf file
Photos - 293 Kb pdf file
Student Project Team Presentations and Links
ProApps - Social Development Program for Students with Autism - 681 Kb pdf file
PACE Website
Emotionary in the Apple Store
Sane Fix - Monkey Bar Prosthetic Project - 495 Kb pdf file
Monkey Bars ( video 1:36)
Fastest Kid on the Monkey Bars Ever (video 0:48)
Hasty Webbing (Emergency) Harness
Zero-G Tower climbing riggers harness
Slap Shot Hockey
Touch of a Button! - Dressing Aids - 294 Kb pdf file
Magic Buttoner
MyInhaler - Inhaler Appearance Project - 162 Kb pdf file
Asthma Inhalers
Asthma Health Center
Asthma’s Impact on the Nation
Team Too Clean - Wheelchair Wheel Washer - 213 Kb pdf file
ReAwaken - Neurosky Project - 1.45 Mb pdf file
The Flatlanders - Flat House Project - 325 Kb pdf file
The Pedphiles - Sock Donning Aid - 326 Kb pdf file

Updated 02/15/2013

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