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51. DREAMFIT MOTORCYCLE -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of a motorcycle that can be used by individuals with paraplegia. Inspired by a paraplegic ex-motorcross champion, West Australian Darren Lomman established a project to create a motocycle for paraplegic riders based on a heavily modified Honda CBR250RR. The prototype is road licensed and operational and has the potential to become a commercial product. Started as a university project, the Dreamfit CBR250RR has been modified to suit ride...[More Information]
    
    
52. E-TOUCH -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of a walking cane with an integrated navigation system for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The E-Touch is a touch sensitive and interactive system designed to make navigating in an urban environment easier. The device features an SD card slot where an individual can load maps into the device. The E-Touch beams out guided turn-by-turn directions for the user via a wireless earpiece and tactile feedback through the triangle ...[More Information]
    
    
53. EASY EYE DROPS -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of an eye drop dispenser to assist people who have the use of only one hand, fine motor disabilities, or have other difficulties applying eye drops into the eye. Easy Eye Drops is an eye medicine dropper that allows and individual to dispense the liquid into the eye using just one hand. This device has two hinged plastic flaps that are located on opposite sides of the nozzle of the dispenser. When an eye is closed, the flaps are placed ...[More Information]
    
    
54. ECHOLOCATION TRAINING GAME -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of an echolocation trainer for children and adults who are blind or have low vision. Echolocation is a method by which humans and some type of animals (such as bats and dolphins) can navigate their environment by making sounds and determining the location of objects based on the echos of that sound. The Echolocation Trainer was designed as a learning game for parents with children who have visual disabilities. The game can assist in dev...[More Information]
    
    
55. EL TUCURA OFF-ROAD TRIKE -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of an off-road hand-propelled tricycle for individuals with paraplegia or other mobility disabilities. The El Tucura ("the Grasshopper") is a hand-propelled trike that provides paraplegic users the opportunity to enjoy the thrill of off-road, downhill, mountain biking. The El Tucura’s crank handle drive allows hands to be free for steering while accelerating. The three 180-millimeter disc brakes and a 250-millimeter suspension provide...[More Information]
    
    
56. ELECTRIC ELEVATION ASSIST AND SPASTICITY CONTROL ARM The Electric Elevation Assist and Spacticity Control Arm (EEASCA) is designed as an augmentative mechanical arm support for an 11-year old boy who has dystonic cerebral palsy with choreoathetoid movement. A previous arm support system was not comfortable, and movement was restricted to only the horizontal plane. A device that would restrict the consumer’s spasticity, but allow him to raise and lower his arm so he is able to perform day-to-day tasks is needed. The device had to be able to be re...[More Information]
    
    
57. ELECTRICAL OUTLET CONNECTOR -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of an electrical outlet connector to assist individuals with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Parkinson`s disease to plug in everyday electrical devices. The concept behind this project is to reduce the stress factors that come from the pushing and pulling required to plug in electrical devices into most standard U.S. and Canadian electrical outlets, which is also an easily assembled, manufacturable device. ...[More Information]
    
    
58. ELECTRICALLY-ASSISTED HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE A multi-purpose four-wheeled two-passenger electrically assisted human-powered vehicle (EHPV) prototype is created to be used by people with physical disabilities, such as a person who does not have full strength in his or her legs. Additionally, the EHPV can also be used as a rehabilitation device, where an instructor can aid in pedaling the vehicle. The EHPV also functions as an alternate form of transportation for the environmentally conscious consumer, and is suitable as a recreational vehi...[More Information]
    
    
59. ELECTRONIC TACTILE BALANCE VEST -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype electronic tactile balance vest for individuals with balance disabilities. Researchers at UCLA’s Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT) are developing a vest that could improve the rehabilitation process while an individual is at the clinic and then go home with them afterward. UCLA's tactile vest is self-contained and portable, sporting the electronic control system, accelerometers across the shoulders, an...[More Information]
    
    
60. ELEGS -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of a wearable, artificially intelligent device that provides power and assists individuals with paraplegia to stand and walk. The eLEGS is an exoskeletal orthosis for the legs that provides support for standing and and initiates leg movement. eLEGS has a unique knee flexion that provides a natural human gait that allows it to handle mixed terrains and reach speeds in excess of 2 miles per hour in certain conditions. It consists of two f...[More Information]
    
    
61. ELEVATING WHEELCHAIR -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of a elevating wheelchair which allows individuals with mobility disabilities to access items out of vertical reach and/or to have visual access to items that could be seen by an individual standing. Two students focused on this problem for a final year project. Their answer is to lift the wheelchair and/or the occupant. The detailed answer is in a 130 page formal engineering report with 13 AutoCAD drawings to support the idea. The base...[More Information]
    
    
62. EMOTICHAIR -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype device that allows individuals with hearing impairments or deafness get an emotional sense of what is going on during a captioned movie or T.V. show where themed music and suspenseful noises are used to create “emotion”. The Emotichair is basically a camping chair fitted with speakers that play at different frequencies, vibrating a person's upper back with high pitches and the bottom of a person's thighs with lower ranges. This allows...[More Information]
    
    
63. ENAMOR FOOD PREPARATION AID -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of food preparation device for individuals with upper extremity disabilities or amputation or other conditions that limit them to use of only one arm or hand. The Enamor (an anagram of “one arm”) allows a person with use of only one arm the opportunity to expand his or her cooking skills by facilitating food preparation. Enamor is a simple and easily cleaned kit that consists of both vegetable and meat cutting units that attach tightly ...[More Information]
    
    
64. ENDEAVOR, THE The Endeavor is an ultralight transfer chair for onboard an airplane designed for use by individuals with spinal cord injury or mobility or lower extremity disabilities. This wheelchair fits down the aisle of commercial aircraft and collapses to be stowed in the overhead compartment. FRAME: Rigid frame with a simple forward-folding collapse mechanism. SEAT: Adjustable backrest and seat angle. WHEELS: Standard removable spoked rear wheels for everyday use. With the rear wheels removed, small fli...[More Information]
    
    
65. EYE 21 ------ PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of a visual assistance system similar to sonar technology that allows individuals who are blind or have low vision to be aware of their surroundings through the use of sound. Developed by the engineers from the Research Center for Graphic Technologies at Spain's Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the EYE 21 consists of a pair of sunglasses with two built-in micro-video cameras, a computer, and a pair of headphones. The cameras ana...[More Information]
    
    
66. EYE STICK -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype enhancing the traditional red and white stick used by individuals with visual impairments. The Eye Stick is designed as a practical solution for commuters with visual impairments. Fitted with a sensor lens toward the bottom part of the stick, the Eye Stick picks up location bearings such as nearing a staircase or traffic lights. The Eye Stick then sends feedback to the user via vibrations, communicating a scenario of the environment so ...[More Information]
    
    
67. EYE-CONTROLLED LAPTOP -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of a eye-motion control human-machine interface laptop for individuals with disabilities. The Swedish firm Tobii, which specializes in eye control, teamed up with Lenovo to craft 20 prototype Windows 7 laptops with eye control sensors built-in which were presented at CeBIT 2011. One demo the company set up was an Expose-style layout of all open windows, and users were able to target the smallest (Calculator in this case) consistently. ...[More Information]
    
    
68. EYE-TRACKING ELECTRONIC TABLET -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of an affordable eye-tracking electronic tablet computer for individuals with disabilities. Eye-tracking technology and software packages can be prohibitively expensive. Engineering students at Brigham Young University in partnership with EyeTech Digital Systems developed a tablet computer that can be controlled with a person’s eye movements. The prototype is projected to cost under $1,500. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Windows 7. DIMENSIONS (L...[More Information]
    
    
69. EYECAN -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of an eye-controlled mouse for individuals with upper extremity disabilities or who are upper extremity amputees. EyeCAN is a eye controlled input system mounted on a pair of glasses that is capable of tracking the user’s eye movement and translating those movements to a cursor on a computer display. AUTHOR: Edwin Kee. TITLE: Samsung eyeCAN mouse for disabled folk. WEBSITE: Ubergizmo. REF: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/02/samsung-eyecan...[More Information]
    
    
70. EYEMUSIC ------ PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of a sensory substitution device that employs pleasant musical scales to convey visual information for individuals who are blind or have low vision. A team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created EyeMusic, which allows users who are blind or have low vision to "see" by assigning sounds to images. EyeMusic consists of a pair of glasses with an attached video camera, which is wired to a pair of headphones. The head...[More Information]
    
    
71. EYERING -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype device to assist individuals who are blind or have low vision to identify objects and read text. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a camera-equipped ring, EyeRing, that can identify objects and read text, transmitting the information to the user audibly. The EyeRing is a finger-worn device that the user points at an object, takes a photo, and hear voice feedback describing the object that the ring ...[More Information]
    
    
72. El-E: AN ASSISTIVE OBJECT FETCHING ROBOT FOR HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design an assistive robot (El-E) that takes advantage of common flat surface structures in order to retrieve unmodeled, everyday objects for people with motor impairments. El-E is able translate its manipulator and associated sensors to different heights, which enables it to grasp objects on a variety of surfaces, such as the floor and tables, using the same perception and manipulation strategies. The robot can approach an object selected with the laser ...[More Information]
    
    
73. FALLS RECOVERY LIFTING DEVICE -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a device for an individual with mobility disabilities to provide a safe and reliable means to return to his wheelchair after a fall. The Falls Recovery Lifting Device consists of a hydraulic jack, an aluminum base, and stand with a 22 inch attached seat. The jack is a three-ton, long-ram bottle jack, normally used in cranes and engine hoists, which travels vertically by manually pumping a one-piece handle. When the chair is pumped to the desired he...[More Information]
    
    
74. FEEL THE BEAT -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype a toy-like wearable elbow device to assist with physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy. Physiotherapy can be challenging for adults but children present unique challenges requiring unique solutions. The “Feel the Beat” device adds a dash of freshness to the routine by using simple pneumatic air pump technology and music synchronization to become this interactive and toy-like wearable elbow device. With adjustable angles of use, ...[More Information]
    
    
75. FEELOR TOUCH THE COLOR -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To design a prototype of a color pencil set with specialized character-forms on the head as a teaching aid for young children with low-vision and/or blindness. Because young children are able to grasp concepts of shapes better than mere words or Braille, creating a pencil for the color red that has an apple shape on the head allows the child to color by association to real-life objects. Each color in the set has a retractable led pencil with a button on its ...[More Information]
    
    

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