布朗团队展示了自适应鱼卷, which would allow any fishing rod to be modified to help individuals with manual dexterity difficulties.
WYOMISSING,爸爸. — Students in the 宾州州立银行 mechanical engineering and occupational therapy programs have collaborated each year since 1995 to create devices to meet the needs of individuals with physical challenges as part of the Pfreimer Adaptive Equipment Project (PADEP).
今年, nine student teams collaborated to create equipment that meets the needs of individuals with physical disabilities. Each team was granted a $200 budget to purchase the materials necessary for their prototypes. The students presented their interdisciplinary projects at the end of the fall 2023 semester, 然后由一组教员进行评估.
黑队展示了一个辅助车门把手
团队成员:Kyle Haddock, 娜塔莉·劳顿, 贝利果聚糖, 凯文·拉米雷斯, 秋·斯坦纳和布林·沃谢尔
黑色的 Team created an assistive car door handle designed to help people with limited mobility to open and close car doors. 在它的音调中, the team cited more than 3 million wheelchair users in the United States who would benefit from their design. The assistive car door handle design is intended to be an attachment that fits to any car door frame. 然后锁在适当的位置, 帮助那些挣扎着从站立位置坐着的用户，反之亦然. The student team created its prototype using found materials as well as 3D-printed ones and estimated the production cost to be just under $13 and that mass production of the device could decrease manufacturing costs.
布朗团队介绍了自适应卷轴钓鱼卷轴
团队成员:Dale Belville, Ainsley巴特勒, 曼迪Hawley, 诺兰Kratz, 赛斯·威廉姆斯和劳伦·赖特
布朗团队展示了自适应鱼卷, which would allow any fishing rod to be modified to help individuals with manual dexterity difficulties. The team shared that the product would be ideal to help people with physical weaknesses, 比如中风和多发性硬化症, 老年社区, 以及那些因慢性疾病需要保存能量的人.
红队提供便携式厕所扶手
团队成员:Broderick Bolyn, 安东尼•卡彭特, 乔纳森Haraschak, 以赛亚书Johri, 塔蒂阿娜马丁, 卢卡斯·史密斯和斯凯拉·扎莱斯基
The Red Team’s portable assistive toilet handles are a universal tool that can attach to any toilet bowl, offering added stability to people with limited strength in their lower extremities as they transition from standing to sitting position. 该团队的便携式辅助扶手具有普遍适用性, 而且它们的尺寸便于携带. The device is also easy to clean and inexpensive to produce, unlike competing products. 该团队估计该设备的制造成本不高.
橙色团队展示了通用角度手柄
团队成员:Kathryn Kundrat, Ariella麦克纳利, 约瑟夫Pasterski, 布莱登里特, 扎卡里·施莱格尔和内森·弗里兰
橙色团队设计了一个通用角度手柄, which helps users grip utensils and acts as an assistive device ideal for individuals with arthritis or wrist injuries. 在他们的演讲中, team members shared that the Universal Angled Handle features a built-up angled handle with a comfortable grip that allows users to keep a neutral wrist position, 比普通器具需要更少的灵巧性和更少的手腕动作.
黄队呈现按钮巴迪
团队成员:Kalea Belville, 梅根·古德哈特, Kayln赫斯, Sabiha Kermalli, 梅森·拉扎罗尼和米凯拉·拉姆齐
黄队提出了按钮伙伴, a utilitarian product that fits well within the rise of the global adaptive clothing market. The Button Buddy is designed with geriatrics in mind and other individuals with decreased motor control and functioning in their hands and fingers. 一端有一个环，可以帮助用户固定按钮, and the other end features a hook that helps users move the zippers up and down.
绿队介绍Buddy Bench
团队成员:Jacob Christman, 亚历山大·里维拉, Kohlby操纵者, 尼古拉斯资助, 艾西亚·维勒和亚历克莎·齐默尔曼
The Green Team designed its device to make showering easier and safer for the elderly and those with limited mobility. 中风患者, 平衡问题, 下肢无力, and aging will benefit from this product as it not only allows them to stay seated while bathing but also brings all their shower supplies closer with help from its rotating flexible caddy location.
蓝队展示高级处理涂抹器(AHA)
团队成员:Rebecca Bross, 亚历山大·哈克特, Amandre孵卵器, 丹尼Kha, 莱拉·兰普和康纳·汤普森
在演讲中, 蓝队分享了他们的自适应处理涂抹器, 或啊哈, 非常适合化妆师和化妆有限的手工能力. 用户将化妆工具放入化妆架中, 拧一下旋钮，使设备紧紧地握在化妆工具上, 然后给她们化妆. 因为这个装置的握把很宽, users with arthritis and other manual dexterity problems can use the device more easily than a typical makeup applicator.
紫色队占据优势
Team members: Morgan Barnes, John Brady, Mason Layton, Shiv Patel, Andrei Pavel, and Mary Reichley
紫队占了上风, a button-activated and machine-automated toilet lid that allows users to lift and lower their toilet seat and lid at their convenience. The device is unique in that most automatic toilet seats require applied pressure to a pedal or a sensor to open and close.
格雷团队推出了一款自动牙膏分配器
团队成员:Madison Anslow, 亚历山大复样, Miral易卜拉欣, 香农麦克劳克林, Kathrynn韦勒, 斯科特·齐格勒
格雷团队展示了一种自动牙膏分配器. 该设备旨在帮助有残疾和疾病的人, 比如关节炎, make the act of squeezing toothpaste out of its tube less difficult and painful. 有一个传感器，可以触发牙膏的分配, users do not have to put a strain on their wrists to apply toothpaste to their toothbrush.
为未来而创新
黑色的, Orange and Yellow Teams were selected to move forward with their prototypes in spring 2024. 2024年春季学期, the chosen teams will refine their prototypes while business students develop business plans for the devices.
超过15年了, 宾州州立银行 students have proposed countless ideas for devices to support individuals with a wide spectrum of abilities. 了解更多关于自适应设备项目和它的历史, 联系跑步枪内森 (电子邮件保护).
