Progress Report Title Active Ankle Foot Orthotic AFO to Enhance Walking and Balance Names Jessica Hause Co leader Erin Main Co leader Emily Andrews BSAC Josh White Communicator Tony Schuler BWIG Date April 13 2007 April 20 2007 Problem Statement Create a device that actively enhances forefoot step off and increases proprioception to improve balance for people experiencing ankle weakness foot drop and the inability to walk and balance safely as a result of various neurological diseases such as Charcot Marie Tooth disease multiple sclerosis and stroke The device should be non obtrusive fit in a shoe comfortably attach to the leg and be economical Last Week s Goals Mold the thermoplastic to our plaster mold Remove unnecessary areas of thermoplastic Attach the two pieces of our design together Add padding to the inside of the device Begin testing our orthotic Summary of Accomplishments Stripped off the casting and sanded down the rough areas of the plaster foot for molding Bought buckles looked into fabrics for the inside of our orthotic and Velcro for straps Discussed various connecting mechanisms with Dr Amyx Altered our final design connecting mechanism to a mechanism that is more feasible and durable Touched up our foot molding with plaster Molded thermoplastic to our foot molding Cut down the thermoplastic to fit our design Ordered carbon fiber This Week s Goals Cut the thermoplastic into two pieces Drill holes in the two pieces and connect them with our bolts Add padding to the inside of our device Buy Velcro and attach it to our device Add carbon fiber to our device Begin testing Project Schedule Task Project Research Research Contact Patient Contact Client Meet with PT Brainstorming Design Develop Prototype Website Deliverables Mid semester Presentation Mid semester Report Final Presentation Final Report Progress Reports Meetings Semester Wrap up Jan 26 2 February 9 16 23 2 9 March 16 23 30 6 April 13 20 Difficulties This week our team had a fair amount of difficulty fabricating our original design The thermo plastic used to mold orthotics does not adhere well to other materials and as a result it would have been difficult for us to attach a buckle or strap to the pieces in order to connect them together As a result we decided on a more practical design involving two bolts that have to be removed with a screw driver in order to get the two pieces apart The device is still detachable but is slightly more difficult than originally planned This Week s Activities 4 13 2007 4 13 2007 4 13 2007 4 13 2007 4 13 2007 4 18 2007 Josh Sanded orthotic Erin Sanded orthotic shopped for parts molded thermoplastic Jess Sanded orthotic shopped for parts molded thermoplastic Emily Sanded orthotic shopped for parts molded Thermoplastic Tony Sanded orthotic shopped for parts molded thermoplastic Jess Progress report 2 hours 7 hours 7 hours 6 hours 5 hours 1 hour 27 May 4 Week Total Overall Total Hours Individual Erin Jess Josh Tony Emily Team Total 69 hours 66 hours 58 hours 61 hours 62 hours 317 hours 28 hours
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