ARMtech

Strategy Brainstorming For this week we did a lot of brainstorming and coming up with strategies that could allow us to achieve our goal and followed our problem definition. Raw Strategy Generation Below are the raw pictures of these strategies Strategy Organization After coming up with the strategies (20 total), they were organized in a MindMap (seen below) Final 3 Strategies For an in-depth listing of the merits for each strategy, visit the following doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14g-M1KH7IzcLxc8TfiJ-wXIPO8q18UfPxt_HxRvvUKs/edit?usp=sharing Tabletop device that provides resistance in game-like format Fluid Resistance Chamber Track Patient Activity/Performance (Hands Off) + Therapist Alert  Concept Brainstorming After coming up with strategies we moved onto making 40 different concepts for the best 3 strategies, totaling 120 in the end. Raw Concept Generation Below are the photos from the brainstorming session with the following color scheme: Black: Tabletop Strategy Blue:

The goals of the week were to complete Deliverable 1, Deliverable 3, and begin brainstorming strategies for our device. For Deliverable 1 we created the problem statement shown below, summarized our interview with Dr. Kim, and summarized the research that we did on the project topic. Our final problem statement with brainstorm sheet. ARMtech team interviewing with Dr. Kim.    For Deliverable 3 we came up with constraints that were based on the clients' needs, standards that were based on government regulations that would affect the project, and created requirement specifications that explain the scope of the project and what parameters our project should meet. List of constraints from Dr. Kim                   List of standards that apply to our project We had an additional meeting this week to brainstorm possible strategies for accomplishing our needs statement. Fueled by donuts, we wrote out ideas as a team for a straight hour. In the hour, we came up with 100+ strategies for dif

 This week was catered to setup and background research for our project. To better understand the objectives and setup of our project, I had to do research. 1st Class Session: -The first session was intended to give background on our capstone project framework, formatting, and general information.  -Our groups also had an opportunity to assemble our necessary resources, such as our scheduled team meetings, Jira board, blog, hours spreadsheet, and communication server. -This was also our first chance to work as a team to delegate work and devise a plan to compile all the work due each week. To-Do list External links tab (link to Jira, Blog, Hours, and any other useful collaborative documents) Hours spreadsheet Letter of Intent: -The team also drafted a letter of intent based on the templates and rubrics found online. In addition, we also got it approved and posted on Blackboard. Research " Robotic therapy helps stroke patients regain function." -This week, I researched the bac

 The main goal of this week was to gain a background understanding of the MIT-Manus project, which ARMtech is inspired by, to brainstorm locomotion methods for the resistive handle, and to interview Dr. Kim with the intent of clarifying his desired outcome for the project. The MIT-Manus project uses a series of linkages connected to a brushless motor to provide assistance for the patients as needed. With this inspiration, I have done research on linkages, gantries, and cable-suspension systems as possible locomotion options. Motor selection research has also begun, trying to find a back-drivable motor that will suit our purposes. I also brainstormed questions to better define the electrical requirements for the project, some of which included topics such as system power, portability, and desired functionality. 

 This week was primarily setup and preliminary research to better understand the project at hand.  Class Meeting Our first class meeting was setting up the online resources for the rest of the project.  This included the hours sheet, this blog website, Jira, and a Discord server that we will use for the project (pictured below). Letter of Intent Another task completed this week was the letter of intent, which was formulated as a group from the online template, approved, then posted to the Blackboard (pictured). In lieu of this, the Blackboard group was also created which is seen in the below picture. Background Research Research on the prevalence of stroke, connections to mobility related disabilities, details involved in neurorehabilitation programs, commonly used rehab techniques, and previous robot-assisted training paradigms was conducted.  Some of the notable finds from the research were: The high risk of stroke in older populations and the effect it has on the daily life of the v

The first week of working on the ARMtech Capstone Project consisted of Project Understanding and Set up. For set up I worked on Setting up the Microsoft Teams for our team to send larger files on as well as set up Jira Tasks for our team to complete. I also completed research for the Capstone Project on Back drivability, stroke rehabilitation, gantry systems, and MIT-Manus. I also used this research and the project description given by Dr. Kim to formulate interview questions that I could ask Dr. Kim, the client. Picture with Dr. Kim List of questions we asked Dr. Kim and some of his responses. Research Notes

 This is the official blog for the EGR401 Capstone Team for the Arm Rehabilitation Project. Posts will be made here as progress is made on our project.