UCL - Additions in technology and rehabilitation

[KINE2129]

[30h] 3 credits

Teacher(s): Christine Detrembleur, Norman Heglund(coord.), Jean-Louis Thonnard, Patrick Willems

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The knowledge acquired in KINE1039 - Technologie et réadaptation is used to conceive and carry out a semester-long project.

Main themes

The course consists of the realization of a project in one of the following fields: - analysis of pathological gaits, - evaluation the functional capacity of handicapped people, - motor control of gripping (normal or pathological), - mechanisms of terrestrial locomotion, - construction of a technological assistance device for a handicapped person. The professors are at the disposal of the students for help, information and advice.

Content and teaching methods

Contents?The projects consist of either: 1) creation of an experimental set-up that can be used for a senior thesis, usually involving the development of a new apparatus; or 2) conception and development of a simple technological aid for a handicapped person.?Methods?Project oriented teaching.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Pre-requisite : KINE 1039 Technologie et réadaptation
Evaluation : continuous evaluation , and final project presentation
Support : books
Supervision : professors