On the Study of Design Methodology for Assistive Technology Devices
Date Issued
2005
Date
2005
Author(s)
Chuang, Cheng-Che
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
Although therapists lack the ability, engineers can resolve Assistive Technology (AT) devices-related design problems. However, engineering background personnel do not participate in AT design, making it not only extremely difficult to form a multi-disciplinary AT service team with medical professionals, but also impossible to follow concrete AT design procedures and principles. Therefore, this work presents a rational AT design method in which AT design activities are integrated into the service. While the Pahl and Beitz systematic design method is adopted, the AT design process is divided into four stages. User needs are then incorporated as the design focus, while considering the needs of the stakeholders of the AT services, activities and the contexts of these four design stages to obtain user needs comprehensively. Next, characteristic analysis of the commercially available AT devices is performed to implement design activities. The proposed AT design method can yield the information instantaneity from the feedback of the end user, thus enhancing how engineers and medical professionals interact with each other. Besides strengthening the quality of AT design and services, the proposed method can encourage the independent lifestyles of the people with disability and improve their quality of life.
Subjects
輔具設計
設計方法
通用設計
HAAT模式
Assistive Technology
Design Methodology
Universal Design
HAAT Model
Type
thesis
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