Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017.
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| author | Green, Erica (Erica L.) |
| author2 | Maria Yang. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1125822019-04-12T23:23:32Z Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design Green, Erica (Erica L.) Maria Yang. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 21). Creating devices that take those with limited physical abilities into account can make everyday tasks easier for everyone to perform. During this project, a user with restricted fine finger dexterity was considered in the design of a product that assists people with opening sealed packages. The primary user was first interviewed about his needs and limitations. After initial research was performed, the team ideated and completed basic sketches of products concepts. The user was again consulted for impressions and feedback about the variety of ideas, and the team continued by focusing on one broad concept and fleshing out the details. Once several different mock-ups of the chosen concept were made, they were presented to the user. His feedback then informed the design of a second round of prototypes. User testing will be completed before settling on a final design. The final product will be presented at the Design for America Spring Critique on May 18th, 2017. by Erica Green. S.B. 2017-12-05T19:19:16Z 2017-12-05T19:19:16Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112582 1013190347 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 21 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Green, Erica (Erica L.) Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| title | Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| title_full | Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| title_fullStr | Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| title_short | Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| title_sort | exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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