We started out this week by meeting with Dr. Klaesner on Friday 9/14 to discuss possible directions to take with our project, as well as how to define a need statement and scope. As a result of this meeting, that same day Emma and Katelyn were able to visit the Paraquad facility to inspect current wheelchairs and headrests. This visit was also helpful in developing some design specifications, such as the need for a washable cover and a lack of pressure points, and learning more about potential problems that may arise, such as ulcers or sores on the head.
Throughout the week, we did individual research on existing solutions which we are in the process of compiling. Emma focused on creating the website, which is close to being put online (URL will be www.abetterheadrest.weebly.com). As a result of these meetings, we were able to narrow our problem enough to refine our need statement, scope, and initial specifications, which we prepared for turn-in on Monday 9/17. Since edits revealed that these require further work, we plan to revise the need statement and scope for resubmission on Monday 9/24. Particularly, we plan to shorten the need statement to one sentence, remove excess detail from the scope, and specify that we will be working with Dr. Courtney Dunn. In addition to these edits, we plan to continue next week with research on the topics of muscle tone in individuals with cerebral palsy, problems that people using wheelchairs may encounter, and existing biofeedback treatments for head drop. In particular, we plan to research metrics by which the success of existing headrests are measured. The website should be online by the end of next week. Comments are closed.
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April 2019
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