Buchdetails
Format
Kindle
Seiten
29
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Feb 18, 2015
Beschreibung
When I was in Grade 9 at Ogilvie High School I heard about a complete quadriplegic who had problems controlling his wheelchair. I started a project to see if I could use LEGO MindStorms NXT to prototype a system that could allow Complete Quadriplegics who have no control of their bodies below their neck, to be able to control their wheelchairs, giving them some independence from their carers.
By about half-way through Grade 10 things seemed to be working, and a teacher suggested that I should write it up and apply for the CSIRO’s highest School award, the Gold CREST. To do this, I had to get an expert to say that my project was not rubbish.
I approached the Mechatronics lecturer at the Tasmanian University to see if he thought my project and write-up was any good. He was kind enough to look at it, and must have approved it, as later I was delighted to receive a Gold CREST Award.
However he also said there were some unusual things about my project, and I should think about putting a paper together for a Biomedical Conference that was closing for papers in 10 days.
I asked Mum (Ying Chen) for help, and we squeezed my 60 page Gold CREST report into the 5-page IEEE Conference format just in time. I sent it away without much hope.
Well, I should have had more faith in my work, as our paper was accepted! I had to ask for leave from my Grade 10 class to present my paper at the 5th Biomedical Engineering International Conference in Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand. This Booklet is based on that paper. I hope it inspires others to have fun with their own Science Fair Projects.
Yaya Lu.
By about half-way through Grade 10 things seemed to be working, and a teacher suggested that I should write it up and apply for the CSIRO’s highest School award, the Gold CREST. To do this, I had to get an expert to say that my project was not rubbish.
I approached the Mechatronics lecturer at the Tasmanian University to see if he thought my project and write-up was any good. He was kind enough to look at it, and must have approved it, as later I was delighted to receive a Gold CREST Award.
However he also said there were some unusual things about my project, and I should think about putting a paper together for a Biomedical Conference that was closing for papers in 10 days.
I asked Mum (Ying Chen) for help, and we squeezed my 60 page Gold CREST report into the 5-page IEEE Conference format just in time. I sent it away without much hope.
Well, I should have had more faith in my work, as our paper was accepted! I had to ask for leave from my Grade 10 class to present my paper at the 5th Biomedical Engineering International Conference in Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand. This Booklet is based on that paper. I hope it inspires others to have fun with their own Science Fair Projects.
Yaya Lu.
Genres
Wissenschaft & Technologie