March 11, 2020
The team presented prototype demonstrates to other students and faculty. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, further development of the project has been halted. The project’s overview and contents can be explored on the remainder of this website as well as on the project’s GitHub Repo.
February 29, 2020
A wireless connection has been established between the device and it’s partnered Android app! Watch as angle data gets transmitted to the smart device in real time!
February 23, 2020
The device’s outer shell has been built! This outer shell will have heating components and electronics integrated through an internal shell. Check out its fit on one of our team members!
February 11, 2020
The circuit for temperature sensing has been completed! The team is discussing further details of component integration and battery selection.
January 28, 2020
Carbon fiber tape and textiles have been ordered, and the manufacturing of the prototype has begun! The team has also placed orders for the temperature-sensing thermistor and continued software development of related components.
December 5, 2019
The ACS Assist team has presented their final project presentation for the first semester! Great feedback and suggestions were received. The project’s heading full force into next semester.
November 20, 2019
The team has been able to integrate roll and pitch angle calculations for the Arduino! Vibration motors and speakers are next up for testing. Development for yaw angle calculation continues. Planning for the Final Report’s outline is also in the works.
November 13, 2019
The Android app has been born! The navigation menu shows the skeleton for what the app will soon contain!
November 5, 2019
Thermal testing is being done on the carbon fiber tape that will be used with the final device!
October 30, 2019
The team presented their verification activities and component decision matrices along with design iterations to the BME faculty and students. Lots of great feedback was given on what to look out for when finalizing components and device design!
October 19, 2019
Experimentation with components has begun! Below is a picture of a testing session where Arduino and accelerometer were used to calculate roll and pitch.
October 9, 2019
Lot’s of design sketches and fantastic ideas have been developed! Check out some of the sketches below!
October 15, 2019
Device Design Specifications and Requirements have been finalized! The team’s now looking into creating sketches and formalizing a material selection process to help them make the project a reality! Lots of scheduling and budgeting in the works!
September 25, 2019
ACS Assist team members met with one of Princeton Orthopaedics’ physical therapists to get feedback on what type of device a therapist would want for his patients! The feedback will be very helpful in further developing the ACS Assist’s design. Stay tuned for more updates!
September 18, 2019
The ACS Assist team had the opportunity to present their device’s requirements and specifications during a BME Senior Project Review Session! The team received fantastic feedback, and are putting the final touches on their requirements and specs before they begin to move into the design phase! Check out our Device Overview page to see our device requirements!
September 1, 2019
The team has been hard at work defining the device’s specifications and requirements!