(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010)
Sprigle, Stephen; Maurer, Chris; Kong, Linghua
Inventors of assistive technology
often lack resources to support
product development and this may
hinder their ability to develop useful and commercially viable devices. The purpose of this on‐going project is to support inventor and small company development of promising mobility-‐related technologies. Specifically, the process includes: 1) an informal brainstorming session
addressing technical, market and user issues; 2) formal screening of device potential and RERC capacity to assist in development; 3) invitation to engage inventors/companies with promising technologies; and 4) product testing and/or development of promising technologies. This paper describes
the project’s approach and reviews
activities over the past year.