P 08003 Portable Obstacle Course Presented By Jared

P 08003 Portable Obstacle Course Presented By: Jared Berman Allison Hill Nicolette Mc. George Samir Mian Shadle Stewart

Agenda n Project Description n High Level Customer Needs n Description of selected concept n High Risk Assessment n Current State of Design n Schedule for MSD II

Project Description n Physical Therapy Clinic of Nazareth College J. J. Mowder – Tinney PT There is no commercial product readily available to recreate daily household movements. Our objective is to create an obstacle course to simulate a more realistic experience for stroke patients relearning how to walk.

Project Description n An ideal course would allow for various: • Terrain • Routes • Lengths • Difficulty • Obstacles n As well as being an evolving course, it is necessary to keep track of how many, what kind, and placement of the various obstacles used during each session.

Major Customer Needs n n Portable, easy-to-use obstacle course Has to be repeatable, reusable and reconfigurable Should be able to keep track of obstacle and surface orientation Safety (patient and PT)

Selected Concepts n “Puzzle Piece” n Each piece with embedded circuitry n 1 surface type per piece n 5 possible obstacle locations on each piece

Surfaces and Obstacles Surfaces n Carpet • with padding n n n Hardwood Concrete Ice Gravel Rubber Mat Obstacles n n n n n Throw-rug Curb Heater vent Threshold Shoe Pillow Bundle of Cords Stuffed animal Books

Surface Piece Concept n “Puzzle Piece” • Sandwiched layers • Embedded tracking system • Holes for obstacle placement

Obstacle Concept n Obstacle Peg attachment • Plate mount • Attach to bottom of obstacle • Fits into holes in surfaces to allow for tracking

Storage Concept n Storage Cart • Will store all eight surface pieces • Can be wheeled around

Tracking System Concept n Tracks what surfaces are connected and where obstacles are using switches embedded into the surface pieces • Microcontroller • Printer prints out the course setup • Makes the setup repeatable for tracking physical therapy progress

High Risk Assessment n Ice Length n Training • Replacement of Key Components n Obstacle Detachment from peg-mount n Learning curve for electronics n Manufacturing Time Constraints

Current State of Design n Project design meets customer needs n Design meets engineering specifications n Project is comfortably under budget • Allocated: $2000, Bill of Materials: ~$1600 n Need to stay on schedule to complete project in specified time

Schedule for MSD II n Week 1 - All materials should be purchased. n Week 2 - Begin manufacturing first 2 pieces and continue programming with microcontroller. n Week 5 – Produce 2 fully functional surfaces with obstacles and send to Nazareth for preliminary testing. n Week 7 - Make necessary modifications based on feedback received. n Week 10 - Deliver final product.