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 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.

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Week 3 (Final)

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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 Strate...
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Week 5

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Move to Linkages Last week we discussed with the client about the mechanical system that the handle movement will be based on. This week we were able to compare the 2 systems (gantry and linkages) and understand how to calculate the forces from each system. Based on our meeting with our client and our analysis of the linkage system we decided to switch to a linkage system in order to deliver/receive the forces. Deliverable 4 Rework on Mechanical movement System Concept due to the switch from Gantry movement system to linkage movement system. Conception of linkage modules. Formatting of Deliverable 4 for each concept and pros and cons. Formatting of Each Module and pros and cons. A Checklist was created in order to assure each requirement for deliverable 4 was met. Budget Rough outline of our budget and breakdown of our major expensive. Shakedown Test Plan Shakedown plan created which designates which critical to function parts/mechanisms we would like tested. Shakedown Test Plan - Goog...
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Week 1 - Nathan Tashjian

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 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...
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