Brendan Greene

Electrical/Electronic Engineering DT021/4

The Aisling Project What is the Aisling Project?

After school clubs Ballymun Seek to provide a good quality of life for

children Homework/Hot Dinner

Students Involvement. Visit the clubs weekly Teach Children to build Robots for

Robosumo competition Robosumo in a nutshell

Why get involved? Lecturer Encouragement Good cause Working with Children and Community

Partner

The Aisling Project My Experience First day visit

Warm Welcome

Weekly visits (Children's Interest) Delighted to see you arriving

Skills Attained Communication skills

Colleagues Lecturers Non-technical Audience

Presentation skills Teaching skills Broader social awareness

The Aisling Project Robosumo Day Robosumo Competition

Children's visit to college

Encourage kids to aspire to college

Camphill Communities of Ireland Project Why I picked this for my final year project

Motivation factor

Previous Involvement with community projects

Camphill Communities

Care for people with various disabilities & conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Light Therapy

Light Therapy Problem

Camphill Communities of Ireland Project

[This project brief was to design

a quiet motor system to allow the

therapist to adjust remotely the

blinds in the light therapy room,

without noise disturbing the

patient’s therapy –SLWC]

Camphill Communities of Ireland Project Solution

Motorise motors

Digital driven boards (Noise Levels)

Feedback controller (Slider)

Future development

Skills attained through community links Communication with community partner of a non-

technical background

Time management

Real life situation

Community Links Student Perspective Expectations?

Lecturer and community partner trust. Different to other projects

Development for future careers.

Interview topic.

Knowing you made a difference.

Thank you