Tactile Auditory Sensory Substitution - Progress Report 2 2/1/08-2/8/08 Project Title: Sensory Substitution Device for Hearing Impairment Team Members: Becky Jones – Co-Team Leader [email protected] Jimmy Fong – Co-Team Leader [email protected] Jack Page – Communicator [email protected] Ryan Thome – BWIG [email protected] Matthew Valaskey - BSAC [email protected] Client: Veronica H. Heide, Au.D. Audible Difference [email protected] 608.273.3036 Advisor: Mitchell E. Tyler, P.E., M.S. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering & Dept. of Ortho-Rehab Medicine University of Wisconsin - Madison [email protected] 608.265.3756 Problem Statement: The goal is to design and develop an auditory substitution device that through the use of vibrotactile stimulation can substitute for regional frequency hearing loss. We will continue the work from the last three semesters, mainly focusing on refining the technical operation of the prototype to be more production-ready, constructing housing to be more ergonomically friendly and obtaining clinical data on the performance of the system.Statement of team goals: 1. Obtain IRB approval 2. Update PDS (product design specification) and create semester schedule 3. Continue design project a) Review progress from previous semesters b) Brainstorm ideas for direction we want to take the project c) Meet with experts to gain ideas about possible solutions d) Develop possible design solutions 4. Research and develop housing refinements 5. Refine and conduct a clinical study on the performance of TASS 6. Miniaturize electronics to create more aesthetically pleasing device 7. Document and analyze findings in a print-ready manuscript 8. Prepare final presentation and poster 9. Conduct an outreach event for the community Project Schedule 1/25/08 – 2/1/08: Review progress from previous semesters. Organize schedule for semester. Revise and resubmit IRB. 2/1/08-2/8/08: Review and revise IRB documents for submission on February 8th. Further develop our testing procedure. Summary of Team Accomplishments: 1. Typed out explanations of the corrections the reviewers asked for 2. Made corrections to the IRB suggested by out advisor 2. Began to develop a more concrete procedure for our human testing Statement of Team Goals for Upcoming Week: 1. Meet with client ideas about project 2. Brainstorm improvements to our current design 3. Finalize our procedure for human testing and data analysis Team Difficulties: 1. No significant difficulties this week. Activities and Individual Accomplishments: Monday meeting with Advisor: 1.0 hours Thursday meeting with Advisor: 1.0 hours Thursday group meeting: 1.0 hours Ryan- 2.5 hrs: Revised IRB for submissionJack- 2.5 hrs: Revised IRB for submission Jimmy – 2.5 hrs: Revised IRB for submission Becky – 2.5 hrs: Revised IRB for submission Matt – 2.5 hrs: Revised IRB for submission Total hours for this week: 15.5 hrs Cumulative hours to date: 24
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