Winter Quarter 2014

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

Thursday, January 9th

Abstract: Candidate projects will be "pitched" by those who suggested them as students form teams. Open time at the end of the presentations will enable students pursuing team projects to connect with one other and interact with project suggestors.

Agenda

1. Introduction of Course Resource People

   Margaret Mumbi Mongare Teaching Assistant and Haas Center Graduate Public Service Fellow

   
   

   Proadpran P. Punyabukkana, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

   
   

   Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapist

   
   

   Douglas F. Schwandt, MS Mechanical Engineering Design Consultant

   
   

   Mark Felling, EE, MBA Engineer and Business Owner

   
   

   Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP Adjunct Clinical Instructor and Director of Prosthetics

   
   

   Jules Sherman Designer and entrepreneur

   
   
   

2. Overview of PRL and Room 36 Resources:

   Craig Milroy Manager of the Product Realization Lab

   
   

   Marlo Dreissigacker Kohn Manager of the Product Realization Lab's Room 36

   
   

3. Candidate Projects and Presenters:

   Projects pitched by their suggestors:
   
   
   • Magical Bridge Playground Project - Olenka Villarreal & Adam Rosenzweig

     Magical Bridge Playground

   • Educational Activities for Children with Disabilities - Greg Brown
   • Project employing the Microsoft Kinect Controller - John Tang

     Skeletal Tracking animated slide - 14 Mb pptx file

     Kinect for Windows

     Microsoft Kinect Physical Therapy - NeuMimic Demo (video 3:57)

     Kinect Camera Helps Wheelchair Shoppers (video 1:01)

     Demo of Kinect Robot Control (video 2:40)

     Jintronix Rehabilitation System

     Kinect-based program makes yoga accessible for the blind

   • Projects suggested by Berke Prosthetics / Orthotics - Gary Berke

     Foot movie (video 0:31)

   • Asthma Control Project - Ryan Van Vert, MD FRCPC
   • Enhanced access to voting - Dan Gillette & Ted Selker
   • Balance Buddy & Moxie Mobile - Sara Frankel & Donald Olgado

     Hurry Cane

     TEK Robotic Mobilization Device

     Elio Healthcare

   • Wheelchair Adaptor for the ROTA Mobility RoWheel - Chris Bayne

     ROTA Mobility

   • Accessible Stroller for a Wheelchair-Using Parent - Adriana Duffy-Hörling
   • Dog Leash Project - Elaine Levin

     Accessible Dog Walking - Deborah Davis (video 4:23)

   • Wheelchair Adaptation for Easy Transfers - Molly & Jeramy Hale
   • 3D Printing of Tactile Graphics / Objects for Teaching Blind Students - Adam Bernstein

     Requested to pitch:

   • Projects for persons recovering from stroke - Debbie Kenney
   • Project employing the Leap Motion Controller - Michael Bernstein

     Projects suggested by others, pitched by Dave:

   • Project employing inexpensive voice-recognition technology
   • Pooper scooper for canine companions of wheelchair users
   • Wheelchair backup alert
   • Handbike Leg Positioning Project
   • Microphone Comfort and Appearance Project
   • Enhanced bed control for veterans with spinal cord injury
   • Enhanced access to touch-screen devices
   • Guide Robot for the Blind

     Intellisight

   • Projects suggested by Adam Kumar
   • Walker for Stroke Survivors
   • Customize the Wheelchair Project
   • Wireless Treat Dispenser
   • Shower / Bathtub / Sink / Toilet Cleaning Project
   • Projects for veterans with spinal cord injury

     Dave's suggested projects:

   • Creative Expression
   • Designing Your Afterlife
   • Other project ideas including:
     • Student-defined projects
     • Software projects suggested by Project: Possibility

4. Open Question Time & Non-Random Access

Lecture Material:

Slides - 3.43 Mb pdf file

Audio - 1:25:28 - 9.78 Mb mp3 file

Dave's Photos - 718 Kb pdf file

Arne's Photos - 1.70 Mb pdf file

Handouts:

Assignment One - for students working on team projects (3 units)

Assignment - for students working on an individual projects (1 unit)

Links:

Student Project Preferences

Student Project Resource People

PRL info - 385 Kb pdf file

PRL Webshop

PRL website

Candidate Projects