Portable One-Handed Door Opening for Stroke Patients#
A portability-constrained variant of the stroke-patient door-opening brief.
See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.
Quick Facts#
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Problem ID |
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Problem Family |
text |
Implementation |
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Taxonomy#
- Formulation
textual_prompt
- Is Dynamic
no
- Orientation
engineering_practical
- Objective Mode
qualitative
- Constraint Nature
embedded-constraints
- Tags
text,human-subjects,ideation,accessibility,door,one-handed,portable- Deliverable Type
concepts
- Timebox Hint (Minutes)
20
- Participants
pair
- Evaluation Mode
idea_generation
Statement#
Your design team has been hired by the Metropolitan Rehabilitation Institute, the leading rehabilitation hospital in the country, to design a new portable device to help stroke patients open doors.
Many individuals who have had a stroke are unable to perform bilateral tasks, meaning they have limited or no use of one upper extremity. It is particularly difficult for these people not only to unlock and turn the knob but also to push or pull the door open. Your design team has been asked to create a system that allows a person to unlock and open the door at the same time with one hand.
Prompt Profile#
Field |
Value |
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Deliverable Type |
concepts |
Timebox Hint (Minutes) |
20 |
Participants |
pair |
Evaluation Mode |
idea_generation |
Sources#
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Summary |
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Williams, Lee, Gero, and Paretti (2013). Exploring the Effects of the Design Prompt on Students’ Design Cognition. ASME IDETC/CIE 2013, DETC2013-13557. |
Raw Citation Records#
Williams, Christopher B., Yoon Lee, John Gero, and Marie C. Paretti (2013). Exploring the Effects of the Design Prompt on Students' Design Cognition. ASME IDETC/CIE 2013, DETC2013-13557.