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Technology Innovations for Persons with Disabilities ( TIPeD )

Learn how universities support product development projects for assistive technology, overcoming poor designs, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and commercializing products. Explore the TIPeD program's structure and highlights of past projects.

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Technology Innovations for Persons with Disabilities ( TIPeD )

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  1. Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Innovations for Persons with Disabilities (TIPeD) Mary Goldberg, MEd Education & Outreach Coordinator Jon Pearlman, PhD Assistant Professor, RST, SHRS Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesHuman Engineering Research Laboratories

  2. TIPeD Program Supplement ASPIRE & QoLT REU programs -Support Product Development Projects

  3. Motivation Assistive Technology (can) help people live independently & participate in society But poor designs undermine the benefit

  4. Why Poor Designs?

  5. How Universities Help Leverage Interdisciplinary Programs Work on grant-funded product development Develop & transfer technologies

  6. HERL Technology Development Commercialized products 3 patents awarded; 9 pending Established business partners Multidisciplinary faculty, students, & staff driving innovations

  7. RST Design Training Activities

  8. TIPeD Program Structure Interdisciplinary team Solicited ideas from faculty Develop project mission Determine commercial potential Feasible 10-week objectives

  9. Training Model • Weekly team meetings + speaker series • Objectives • Technical: benchmarking & design revisions • Business: market estimation & commercialization plan • Deliverables • Weekly updates (pechakucha style) • Business Plan (Coulter or E-teams template) • Slideshow (template) • Elevator Pitch (REU req) • Poster (REU req) • MG Wells Design Competition

  10. Highlights • >20 primary students • 12 Projects. eg. • Wheelchair Restraint System inside a bus • Low-cost diabetic footwear for developing countries • Smart controller for Power Wheelchairs • Smart Anti-Tip System for Wheelchairs • Kitchen Cueing Handle • Intelligent Drivers’ assessment system • Sidewalk Measurement Tools • Bed Scale

  11. Example Project: Bus Buddy Novel self-administered containment system

  12. Navisection (Driver Evaluation) Objective measurement of drivers’ performanceduring training/evaluation

  13. Pathway Measurement Tool

  14. Program Highlights • Bus Buddy • Company: LINC Design • Big Idea Design Competition (runner up) • Funded SBIR • Navisection • Company: Navity, LLC • NSF-ICORPS Team Grant • Space/Support from Hustle Den (Incubator) • PathMet • Company formation (soon) • NCIIA E-Teams • Pitt Gear (Icorps-like) program

  15. Recommendations: Lit review

  16. Recommendations: Program

  17. Recommendations: Program

  18. Acknowledgements Funding: National Collegiate Innovators & Inventors Alliance Grant #7563-10, National Science Foundation Grants EEC0540866 & EEC0849878, Berg Center for Ethics & Leadership 2011 & 2012 students & mentors

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