Physical specifities characterization of disabled users

Musical practice accessibility for disabled users

• What are the product architecture to facilitate the assistive technology design for playing music?
• Is it possible to link the physical specificities characterization toward the customized interface? And with which tools?
• Can you say that our customized solutions are a positive impact on the musicale performance?

PhD Student: Julien VEYTIZOU
Grenoble University, 2011
Director: Guillaume THOMANN
Partnership:   •  Association AE2M (Association pour l'Adaptation Ergonomique du
                               Matériel Musical)
                         •  Grenoble IEM (Institut d'Education Motrice)
                         •  CRR (Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional) de Grenoble

• Expertise creation on User-Musical instrument interaction
• Expertise creation on users physical specificities
• Expertise integration in a design process

• A modular product architecture to facilitate the assistive technology design for musical instrument
• A measurement tool of physical specificities adapted to usage context (rehabilitation/musical)
• Our design solutions customization leads a lower workload

• A better definition of usages and users for rehabilitation and musical applications
• Products improvement under design development (AE2M association)