MRI Compatible Lower Leg Exerciser Client Alejandro Roldan Advisor Naomi Chesler Team Deborah Yagow Leader Amy Lenz BSAC Colleen Farrell Communicator Val Maharaj BWIG Week 3 September 18 September 23 Problem Statement The goal of the project is to design and build a lower leg exerciser that is compatible with MR imaging ultrasound and echocardiography so that can conduct cardiopulmonary exercise testing on patients and healthy volunteers during imaging studies The device must have repeatable loads that can be measured and displayed to the patient for biofeedback Last Week s Goals Buy resistance bands Finish IRB quizzes Visit Dr Thelen s lab Summary of Accomplishments Met with radiologist Dr Reeder Decided to continue with project Viewed Dr Thelen s device Finished quizzes Researched existing devices This Week s Goals Brainstorm possible design options Research and purchase materials Difficulties We decided to continue this project to improve on any existing competing devices and to do it at lower cost Resistance bands may not be our best option due to a much greater range of motion and loss of elasticity over time As we brainstorm this week we ll consider other options Activities 09 18 09 09 22 09 09 22 09 09 23 09 09 24 09 09 22 09 09 22 09 09 17 09 09 23 09 Amy Val Deborah Colleen Team IRB quizzes Research IRB quizzes website research IRB quizzes Progress report research IRB quizzes Speaking with Lode Representative Client meeting Team meeting 0 5 hr 0 5 hr 2 hr 0 75 hr 1 hr 0 5 hr 0 5 hr 0 75 hr 1 hr Previous Project Hours Colleen 2 75 Val 1 25 Amy 3 Deb 2 Team 4 5 Total 13 5 Project Timeline Week ending Task Product Development Background Research Brainstorm Decision matrix First Prototype Construction Testing Deliverables due PDS Prelim Report Poster Presentation Evals notebooks September 18 October 25 2 9 16 November 21 30 6 13 20 December 27 4 11
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