2. Back to the Basics:
Learning to Walk
Unsuccessfully wrote directions to teach someone how to
walk
Typical directions involved knee and leg movement, all
ignored the important biomechanics of the foot and
particularly the big toe
Directions led to robot walking
Source: stock image
3. Introduction to Imaging
Used visual representation for number of
siblings each group member had.
However, imaging needs to take into
account location and this did not.
Reconstructed
imaging based on
light interruption
from side and top
4. Mechanical Heart Valves
Compared biological valves, mechanical valves, and the Ross Procedure for a
given patient
Group opted for Ross Procedure, class was split between Ross and
Mechanical
https://myheart.net/articles/heart-valve-surgery-mechanical-vs-bioprosthetic-which-is-better/
5. Engineering
Considerations
Researched various considerations for usage of
Cochlear Implants
• Financial
• Not accessible due to high price point
• Societal
• Many deaf people are opposed to using
them
• Regulatory
• Must be FDA regulated in order to be
available
• Ethical
• Recipients are often young and do not
have a say into the surgery
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6. Instrumentation
• Predicted ranges for heart rate, breath rate, and blood pressure
• Important to consider range that instrument needs to be capable of measuring
• Decided on method for each to be measured at home for patient
automatically by system
• Considered mechanics of measuring
• Considered timing of measuring
7. Photonics
Determined how to make a circuit
that would indicate whether it
was exposed to light
Considered a simple change to
this system to make it colot
sensitive- adding colored filters
http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/How-to-build-a-simple-photoresistor-circuit
