September:
- Met with Joe Zanetti to discuss constraints and expectations when using the TCNJ Machine Shop for building a prototype
- Website created and updated regularly
- Established requirements and began researching specifications
- Presented proposal and requirements to both Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering faculty/peers
October:
- Began sketching preliminary design ideas
- Early stages of budgeting
- Met with Brian Wittreich to discuss the details associated with 3D printing
- Finalized specifications
- Preparing to present a preliminary design to the Mechanical and Biomedical departments
- Began CAD drawings and simulation for base socket and exterior adjustment mechanism
November:
- Presented preliminary design to Mechanical and Biomedical department
- Finalized budget
- Added new four requirements and associated specifications for the pressure sensing system
- Began researching sensor systems
- Finishing up CAD drawings for base socket and adjustment mechanism
- Continued preliminary Ansys Simulations
- Began SP1 final report
- Prepared for SP1 final presentation
December:
- Presented SP1 final presentation to Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Departments
- Finalized SP1 final report
January:
- Well deserved break!
- Team bonding activities!
- Created a timeline for the semester ahead
February:
- Began ordering materials
- Wrote preliminary verification protocols for all requirements
- Test printed certain components of the device for proof of concept/ fitting purposes
- Finalized simulations on the base socket
- Began simulations on the components of the adjustment mechanism
March:
- Submitted abstract to Northeastern Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC)
- Test printed final socket geometry
- Manufactured HDPE bands
- Preparing for final socket print in Onyx
- Wrote verification and validation protocols, and preparing necessary materials
- Presented progress to the Biomedical Engineering department