The document discusses inclusive engineering design, highlighting various design challenges and solutions related to usability for diverse user groups. It addresses issues such as product accessibility, ethical programming in autonomous vehicles, and the importance of incorporating universal design practices. Additionally, the document references specific examples and questions related to health technology and user-centric product development.

1. Inclusive Engineering Design
Maggie Delano
Aydelotte Second Tuesday Café
October 8th, 2019

2. https://health.embs.org/editorial-blog/translational-engineering-health-medicine-glimpse-students-point-view/

4. Fine dining establishments often have
butter knives shaped like the one
pictured on the left. This type of knife,
while elegant, can be difficult for which
of the following groups of people to
use?
A. Vegans
B. Left-handers
C. The rich and famous
D. Lactose Intolerants
E. Waitstaff

5. What is wrong with the soap dispenser
shown in the video?
A. The heat sensor was not calibrated
properly for people with cold hands
B. The second person used the
dispenser at a different angle
C. The sensor has a low battery
D. The light sensor was not calibrated
for people with dark skin
E. It’s an illusion
Video from @nke_ise

6. Apple health is a combination self-
tracking app and aggregator of health
information from third-party apps for
iOS devices. The company received
significant criticism for failing to include
which of the following features when
Apple health was first launched?
A. Period tracking
B. Step counting
C. Blood pressure monitoring
D. Integration with Android devices
E. Exercise tracking

7. As the technology behind self-driving
cars develops, questions rise about how
cars should be programmed to respond
in a variety of complex scenarios. Which
of the following is most commonly
invoked to guide these discussions?
A. Prisoner’s Dilemma
B. Multi-armed bandit problem
C. Zero sum game
D. Trolley Problem
E. Centipede game

8. The UK based Babylon health system
developed a “chat bot” that allows
patients to enter a list of symptoms for
a potential diagnosis. A screen shot of
the app for a male user with heart
attack symptoms is shown on the right.
What diagnosis did the chat bot
produce for the equivalent female user?
A. Pericarditis
B. Unstable angina
C. Panic attack
D. Hysteria
E. Gastroenteritis

10. Devices shown on the right are known
as ankle monitors and are used to
electronically surveil their wearers in
certain circumstances outside of prison.
How much does a wearer in the US have
to pay for the use of their monitor per
day?
A. Free
B. < $ 1
C. < $ 5
D. $5 - $100
E. > $ 100

11. The graphic on the left and its
variants are commonly used to
illustrate which two concepts?
A. Equality and equity
B. Features and sizing
C. Fairness and unfairness
D. Missed and realized
opportunities
E. Average and normal

12. Entrepreneur Sam Farber worked with
his wife Betsy Farber to develop the
vegetable peeler shown to the left.
Betsy had mild arthritis that made
conventional peelers difficult to use.
Sam subsequently developed a set of
kitchen tools that became the first
product set for which company?
A. Yeti
B. Williams Sonoma
C. OXO
D. Bed Bath and Beyond
E. Cuisinart

13. Swarthmore’s Lang Center for Civic and
Social Responsibility focuses primarily
on which of the following design
practices that could be incorporated
into inclusive engineering design?
A. Universal design
B. User centered design
C. Engaged scholarship
D. Critical design