New Winter Quarter 2007
Course Announcement:
E110/210: Perspectives in Assistive Technology
with Professor Drew Nelson (Mechanical Engineering)
and David L. Jaffe, MS (VA Palo Alto Health Care System)
Winter Quarter, Tuesdays 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Location: Main Quad,
History
Corner, Lane Hall (Building 200) , Room 030 (basement)
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Assignment
One
Problem Identification
Due Friday - February 9, 2007 at 5pm
In Professor Drew Nelson's Office - Terman 517
For your first assignment you are asked to pursue and
report on the following tasks. Your team's report should be 3 to 5 pages in
length.
Form a project team of three or four members.
Select a suitable and appropriate name for your
team.
Choose a team project from the list of project
suggestions.
Contact the individual listed who suggested the
project and get information including details about the problem/need, the
disability group(s) targeted, the current solution employed (if any) and its
shortcomings or limitations, the potential benefits of an improved solution,
and the design features / specifications from his/her point of view.
Identify and interview at least one individual who is
affected by this problem/need and determine specifically how it affects
him/her, the benefits of an improved solution, and the design features /
specifications from his/her point of view.
Gather information on other solution alternatives
including commercially available products (browse Abledata), research projects,
and previous student projects.
Determine the magnitude of the problem/need and
identify all the populations who may benefit from an improved solution.
Provide a concise and convincing statement of how
your project might address the need/problem. Outline general design concepts
and new technology that might be brought to bear on it.
For next time:
In the next assignment you will asked to formulate and describe a preliminary
set of design concepts.
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