Professor Mitch Tyler BME 400 Project A Child Passenger Safety Seat Child Seat Team Members 1 Ross Gerber Team Leader Email rgerber wisc edu 2 Aman Ghotra Communication Email asghotra wisc edu 3 Erik Bieging BWIG Email etbieging wisc edu 4 Karim Mahamud BSAC Email ammahamud wisc edu 5 Miguel Benson BSAC Email miguelbenson wisc edu Advisor Mitch Tyler PhD Department of Biomedical Phone 608 262 5112 Email metyler1 facstaff wisc edu Client Tom Brazelton MD Department of Pediatrics Phone 608 263 8901 Email brazeltoniii facstaff wisc edu Date of Progress Report 12 1 05 Problem Statement The goal of our project is to develop or improve the current method of transporting a child or infant in an ambulance on a stretcher The method or device developed must be better than the current methods A new method or device must be collapsible and compatible with current ambulatory stretchers Most importantly the final device must meet all federal safety child seat guidelines Restatement of Team Goals from Last Week This week we will completely finish the leg rest and attach the base to the back rest We will also try to cover the unit with fabric and padding Summary of Accomplishments This Week In the past two weeks we have accomplished a great deal on our child safety seat The seat is now completely functional and we were able to cover it in padding and then fabric We also conducted testing to make sure that children fit comfortably in the device and also that the child 1 Professor Mitch Tyler BME 400 seat was compatible with the stretcher This week we finished everything and also put together a poster presentation and practiced it Individual Goals for this week 1 Ross Presentation and paper 2 Aman Presentation and paper 3 Erik Presentation and paper 4 Karim Presentation and paper 5 Miguel Presentation and paper Statement of Team Goals for this week Finish the paper and present Tentative Project Schedule 09 02 05 Formed teams and assigned roles 09 08 05 Met our client 09 16 05 Develop PDS Brainstorm possible designs 09 23 05 Start writing mid semester reports 10 01 05 Evaluate Ideas and work on power point Peer review mid semester reports 10 08 05 Mid Semester Presentation Design notebooks PDS mid semester reports due 10 15 05 Choose a final design 10 15 05 11 26 05 Work on the final design Testing Modifications 11 26 05 Work on the final power point paper and PDS 12 15 05 Poster Presentation Final paper PDS evaluations and design notebooks due Difficulties water in ECB Activities Accomplishments Names Ross Aman Erik Karim Miguel Total Activities Construction presentation Construction presentation Construction presentation trip to hospital Construction presentation trip to hospital Construction presentation 2 Time hrs 25 25 25 25 25 125 Running Total hrs 76 60 53 53 54 296 Professor Mitch Tyler BME 400 Weekly Goals for Fall 2005 Week 1 9 2 05 9 4 05 o Form Teams Assign Roles Make an appointment with client Week 2 9 5 05 9 11 05 o Meet Client Do background research Set up team website Begin working on PDS Week 3 9 12 05 9 18 05 o Finish rough draft of PDS Meet client for demonstrations Discuss PDS with advisor Finish up any remaining research Email researchers Levine and Bull Week 4 9 19 05 9 25 05 o Discuss PDS with client Begin brainstorming design ideas Collect estimates for designs brainstormed i e cost dimensions safety tests to be used pros and cons Week 5 9 26 05 10 2 05 o Finish brainstorming Finalize a Design as a group Show designs to Client Get consent from client and decide on one Design Order pertinent supplies i e materials Research materials and companies if needed Look for various prototype tests and facilities Week 6 10 3 05 10 9 05 o Begin constructing prototype Prepare for Mid semester presentations and begin writing the Mid semester reports Week 7 10 10 05 10 16 05 o Mid semester Presentation Invite Client Keep building prototype Week 8 10 17 05 10 24 05 o Work on the prototype Week 9 10 25 05 10 30 05 o Finish the prototype Test prototype gather data make observations Week 10 10 31 05 11 6 05 o Modify prototype based on testing Week 11 11 7 05 11 13 05 o Finish Building the prototype Week 12 11 14 05 11 20 05 o Collect data and retest the prototype Week 13 11 21 05 11 27 05 o Make last minute adjustments to the prototype Begin preparing for poster presentation and Final Paper Week 14 11 28 05 12 4 05 o Final Presentation Invite Client for poster session Week 15 12 5 05 12 10 05 o Turn in notebooks final report and evaluation form Give the Prototype to client Meet Client 3
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