Tuesday, March 13th
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Student Team Project Final
Presentations |
This quarter eight student teams have been
working to identify a particular need for users of assistive technology and to
design, fabricate, and test a prototype device to address that need.
Each student team will give their final
project presentation.
The student teams' presentations should
include the following points:
- Introduction of team and its
members
- Background, statement & magnitude of
problem
- Interactions with project suggestors and
potential users who would benefit from a solution
- Identification / determination of
need
- Research of existing products and
discussion of limitations
- Description and visualization of design
concepts considered and prototypes built
- Discussion of selected design: technical
and engineering elements, estimated cost, user acceptance, functionality,
performance, safety considerations, tradeoffs, etc
- Visualization and demonstration of final
prototype: photographs and/or video of operation with user
- Future work: improvements and challenges
for continuing the project
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,
research, brainstorming, design selection, fabrication, testing, and
evaluation
- Presentation: clarity,
organization, and completeness of the information presented
- Design: creativity, originality,
functionality of the design as well as the extent to which it meets 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.
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- Team members: Nicole
Torcolini
- Project title:
Accessible Restaurant Menu Project
- Team name:
- Project name:
Accessible Eateries
- Description: Create an
accessible database of restaurant
menus that can be accessed via a website or a mobile
application.
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- Team members: Anna Ly
and Hain-Lee Hsueh
- Project title: Social
Skills for Elementary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Team name:
- Project name:
Emotionary!
- Description: Explore
mechanisms of enhancing social skills for students with Autism.
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- Team members: Mia
Davis
- Project title:
Customize the Wheelchair Project
- Team name:
- Project name:
Customobility: Making the Wheelchair Personal
- Description: Explore
ways to add a personal aesthetic to wheelchairs
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- Team members: Krystal
Le
- Project title:
Educational Activities for Children with Disabilities
- Team name:
SuperK
- Project name: Spin a
Story: An Educational Toolkit for Children with Autism
- Description:
Investigate and develop new educational activities appropriate for children
with disabilities. This may include mechanical and/or computer software
solutions that will provide interactive access for these learners.
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- Team members: Ntokozo
Bhembe
- Project title: Piano
Pedal Project
- Team name:
- Project name: Piano
Pedal Project
- Description: Explore
designs that would enable a Menlo Atherton high school student with paralysis
to operate the sustain foot pedal on his electronic music keyboard.
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- Team members: Nate Wynn
and Cindy Au
- Project title: Friendly
Cane Project
- Team name: Team
Wombat
- Project name:
Project iCane
- Description: Explore
designs for a light weight cane that can accommodate the weight of its user and
easily retract and extend with one hand.
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- Team members: Sofia
Rojasova, Nick Akiona, and Rahul Sastry
- Project title: Low cost
transfer device
- Team name:
Transfer-mations
- Project name:
- Description: Explore
designs for a low cost transfer device for a wheelchair user.
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- Team members: Tyler
Haydell, Jai Sajnani, and Mark Murphy
- Project title:
Wheelchair brake
- Team name:
ROTAbrake
- Project name:
Project ROTAbrake
- Description: Explore
designs for a low cost brake design for a manual wheelchair.
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- Lecture Material:
- Pre-presentation
slides - 346 Kb pdf file
- Audio 2:00:06
- 27.4 Mb mp3 file
- Time - Project 1
- Time - Project 2
- Time - Project 3
- Time - Project 4
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