Community Service Engineering is a curriculum of the faculties of Engineering Technology and Engineering Science KU Leuven in collaboration with Thomas More

Week 16: Assistive Technology

16 Jan – 17 Jan – Face-to-face in Leuven

TOPIC: Assistive Technology

Face-to-face meetingThis week we welcome you in Leuven and Gent

Friday 16/01Address: KU Leuven - DOEL | Kapeldreef 62 | 3001 Heverlee| Zaal Lyra

Saturday 17/01Address: Jabbla |Victoriastraat 52 |B-9000 Gent

9:00 -10:00 A less evident sporty story brought by Wouter Terryn

10:00 -11:00

11:00 -12:00Empathy exercise in assistive technology

12:00 – 13:00 BREAK BREAK

What is Assistive technology? Are there international organisations supporting the evolvement of assistive technology? Prof. Dr. Em. Jan Engelen

Voice to bigger companies having an eye for assistive technology for the benefit of there customers, employees, ... 1. Erik De Snerck en Erik Phalet (VRT) 2. Johan Vermeiren - (Bestuurszaken Vlaamse Overheid) 3. Ann Dewicke (KU Leuven)4. Eddy Gielis (De Lijn)

Voice to entrepreneurs in assistive technology (niche markets)1. Sensocare - Marten Boschmans2. Jabbla - Bart Noé 3. Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH - Dries Glorieux4. QBTM - Deblieck Tommy

13:00 – 17:00

Individual assignment(s) Week 16

Task 3.3: What business are you in with your projects? Describe potential users and scenarios of use.

•You can find inspiration to perform this task in the Maguire document (page 599): General guidance on specifying user and organizational requirements and objectives is provided in ISO 13407 (ISO, 1999). This document states that the following elements should be covered in the specification.

Group interaction Week 16

• Select a case of one of the group members, start a mind map and evaluate it to ensure the solution will be a good one. Are their similar solutions on the market already? Who are the clients of these solutions? What is the other solution lacking to be a good product for your end user?