Several devices that enable individuals with disabilities to perform their assigned jobs at work. One device helps an individual perform a box folding task by reducing the number of steps required. Another device helps an individual perform a tape cutting task using a custom turntable and a rotary blade from a paper cutter.
Rehabilitation Engineering Design Projects
as part of senior design at UNC
Time Card Packaging System
A packaging system for Goodwill Industries, which enables the user to assemble and slide a set of documents into a Ziploc bag.
Ziploc Bag Management System: JAWS
A packaging system for Goodwill Industries, which enables the user to assembly and slide a set of documents into a Ziploc bag. This project was updated in 2010 as “Time Card Packaging System”
One-Handed Nailset And Chisel
A nailset and chisel that the client can operate with one hand. The design is based on modifications to a commercial staple gun.
Small Item Counter
A counting device that helps employees keep track of how many items they are assembling for packaging.
Counter Revolution: The Audible Counter
A “talking” counter that, for each press of a button, counts up by one and announces the current count. This helps employees keep track of the work that they have accomplished.
Sight n’ Sound Shower Timer (SSS Timer)
The SSS Timer is a multi-step programmable timer to help the user transition through a series of tasks at the appropriate times.
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