Barret Steven F, Morton Scott A, Root-Elledge Sandy
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department 3295, 1000 E. University Avenue, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
Biomed Sci Instrum. 2007;43:296-301.
In Spring 2002 the University of Wyoming, College of Engineering, received a five year grant from the National Science Foundation to link senior capstone design projects with the custom requirements of the assistive technology (AT) community. This serendipitous collaboration has been highly beneficial to our senior design students as well as individuals with a disability requiring one-of-a-kind AT devices. Now that the program is coming to a close on its five year term, we believe there are lessons we have learned that would be valuable to others considering participation in such a program. We will briefly review program development and organization, highlight lessons learned, and discuss program benefits and pitfalls. Paper emphasis will be on the practical implementation and management of this valuable program. Due to the rich benefits received from participating in the program, we plan on applying for a second five year program funding increment.
2002年春，怀俄明大学工程学院获得了美国国家科学基金会提供的一项为期五年的资助，旨在将本科毕业设计项目与辅助技术（AT）社区的定制需求联系起来。这次意外的合作对我们的大四设计专业学生以及需要定制AT设备的残疾人士都非常有益。鉴于该项目即将结束其五年任期，我们认为我们学到的经验教训对其他考虑参与此类项目的人会有价值。我们将简要回顾项目的开发和组织情况，突出所学到的经验教训，并讨论项目的益处和陷阱。本文重点将放在这个有价值项目的实际实施和管理上。由于参与该项目收获颇丰，我们计划申请第二轮为期五年的项目资金增加。
