Thursday, January 21st
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Design Challenges in
Assistive Technology
Douglas F.
Schwandt, MS
Mechanical Engineer |
Abstract: Doug will describe several
examples of rehabilitation engineering projects he has worked on - giving some
personal insight into the design process, relating his experiences, and passing
along some helpful guiding advice he has received or learned over the
years.
Biosketch: Doug Schwandt began his
career in Rehabilitation Engineering with a Stanford ME210 (now ME310) student
team design project creating the Handbike, the first arm-powered, two-wheeled
bicycle for individuals with lower-limb disabilities. After graduation, he
continued development of the Handbike as well as designing various other
devices in the Design Development group at the Palo Alto VA Rehab R&D
Center, including finger-spelling hands, hyper/hypo gravity devices and
specialty cycle ergometers. Over the years, Doug has also consulted on exciting
and challenging projects outside of the VA, including exercise concepts for
long-term space travel, MRI compatible fixtures and mobility devices, and
robots for physical therapy. No longer a VA employee, Doug continues to work
with universities and companies as a free-lance consulting design engineer, and
part-time as a springboard diving coach. His recent consulting projects include
participating in the design of the
prosthetic haptic interface
system for the DARPA bionic arm
and contributing to the development of a new model of the G-Trainer, by
Alter-G.
- Contact information:
- Doug Schwandt
- doug.schwandt -at- gmail.com
- 650/464-3578
- Lecture Material:
- Pre-lecture
slides - 97 Kb pdf file
- Slides - 1.
4Mb pdf file
- Audio - 1:17:17 - 17.6 Mb mp3
file
- Links from slides:
- Mobility Engineering Inc. -
HandBike
- Bilenky's Cycle Works, Ltd -
ViewPoint
- NASA
- KineAssist
- National Geographic -
Bionics
- Haptic Tactor
- KineaDesign
- Alter-G
Inc.
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Motion-sensing Devices in the
Assistive Technology Arena
Owen R.
Edwards, MEng
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research
Institute
Stanford University School of
Medicine |
Abstract: This presentation will cover
advances in micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensors, which are
increasingly used in video games and consumer electronics to detect and measure
movement, and to change how humans interact with electronic devices. It will
give examples of how this technology can be used to improve computer interfaces
for people with disabilities, including the development of the "WearaBraille"
virtual Braille keyboard for the Smith-Kettlewell Institute, and the use of
MEMS sensors in a project to improve gait in children with Cerebral Palsy at
Stanford.
Biosketch: Owen Edwards is an
Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Engineer, specializing in transferring
emerging technologies in consumer and mobile electronics into products to
remove barriers in daily living for people with disabilities. Owen has a
Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering, and has worked for ten years as a
design engineer and project manager on embedded software, DSP firmware, and
semiconductor devices for telecoms and consumer electronics products before
moving into the field of assistive technology. He is currently a Fellow in the
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) at the
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in
San Francisco, and a Bioengineer at the Stanford University School of
Medicine.
- Contact information:
- Owen R. Edwards, MEng
- owen.r.edwards -at- gmail.com
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - 336
Kb pdf file
- Audio - 1:17:17 - 17.6 Mb mp3
file
- Link from slides:
- MotionNode - Miniature Inertial
Measurement Unit video
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