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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: February 16, 2007 – February 23, 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 Team Goals: • Continue brainstorming ideas for our project • Research existing spring materials for our orthotic • Begin to establish three major project ideas • Meet with a PT who specializes in foot drop-off • Continue with questions for our client and patient • Research foot and ankle anatomy • Research the major muscles, nerves, and pressure points involved in walking Last Week’s Individual Goals: Erin Main: Progress Report, research existing spring materials, brainstorm Jessica Hause: Complete PDS, research anatomy of the foot, brainstorm Josh White: Establish a budget, research walking, brainstorm Tony Schuler: Work on team website, research foot anatomy, brainstorm Emily Andrews: BSAC meeting, research walking, brainstorm Summary of Accomplishments: • Met with physical therapist and gained a better understanding of walking patterns and existing AFO’s on the market • Wrote letter to Biomedical Engineering Department about budget • Researched walking patterns and the nerves, muscles and pressure points involved • Researched and became familiar with ankle anatomy • Brainstormed several ideas for project • Completed rough draft of PDSThis Week’s Goals: • E-mail physical therapist and find out about possibility of getting our patients walking pattern analyzed • Establish budget • Arranged meeting with contact once budget has been established so we can inform him of our limitations • Begin to narrow down design matrix constraints and rank their importance • Generate possible design ideas • Arrange another meeting with our patient • Improve and update PDS • Continue researching walking patterns Project Schedule: Difficulties: Our team continues to struggle with the budget. Our project was approved without any prior budget being established. This week we wrote a letter to the Biomedical Engineering Department asking for funding and we will hopefully be able to get a response early next week. It has been difficult for us to generate our possible designs because we have no idea the kind of budget that will end up being established. This Week’s Activities: 2/16/2007 Team: Met with PT and client 3 hours 2/18/2007 Erin: Completed PDS 1 hour Emily: Researched ankle anatomy 1 hour 2/19/2007 Jess: Researched walking patterns 1 hour Task Jan February March April MayProject Research 26 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 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-upJosh: Researched walking patterns 1 hour Tony: Website 1 hour 2/21/2007 Erin& Jess: Progress report 1 hour Josh: Letter to PT 1 hour 2/21/2007 Team: Budget letter to BME department 2 hours Week Total 33 hours Overall Total Hours: Individual Erin: 21 hours Jess: 21 hours Josh: 19 hours Tony: 19 hours Emily: 19 hours Team Total 99


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