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 March 24 2007 March 30 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 Obtain the video of observational gait analysis from our orthotic specialist Contact Professor Thelen to discuss gait patterns Decide on a final design that fits within our budget Order materials and supplies that we will need for our final design Use data from gait analysis to assure that our final design will support the forces being applied Summary of Accomplishments Obtained video and gait analysis information from orthotics specialist Brainstormed different parts and design for our final project Finalized our design with a rough list of materials to be ordered in the coming week Made a rough sketch of our final design with the various parts to be ordered Researched available parts and prices Attempted to contact our orthotics specialist Dr Thelen and an expert on carbon fiber This Week s Goals Meet with Dr Thelen to discuss our final design Meet with our orthotics specialist and materials expert to discuss our final design and potential help with its fabrication Look in to possible methods of fabrication Finalize our research on gait in order to incorporate our knowledge of gait patterns during fabrication Order parts Begin fabrication 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 13 April 20 27 Difficulties Our team is continuing to have difficulty finding a time to meet up with Dr Thelen to discuss our final design due to his fairly busy schedule However we were able to get in contact with him and discuss times that he would be available to meet up with us in the coming week In addition we are finding that our knowledge of fabrication using carbon fiber and thermoplastics is fairly limited and as a result we have contacted our orthotics specialist as well as several experts on carbon fiber and thermoplastics asking for help with fabrication This Week s Activities 3 23 2007 3 24 2007 3 25 2007 3 26 2007 3 27 2007 3 27 2007 Team Tony Team Josh Jess Brainstormed and finalized design ideas Updated website Finalized design and looked at parts Discussed potential meeting times with Dr Thelen Contacted orthotics specialist and various materials experts for help with fabrication progress report Emily and Erin Looked at parts Week Total 2 hours 1 hour 2 hours 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 25 hours May 4 Overall Total Hours Individual Erin Jess Josh Tony Emily Team Total 53 hours 53 hours 51 hours 50 hours 51 hours 258 hours
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