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Design a portable automated device that will facilitate hand rehabilitation in the acute phase (first three months) after stroke within a clinical setting; focus of rehabilitation will be supination/pronation movements of the wrist and gross flexion/extension of the fingers. Both active and passive movements will be focused on for rehabilitation, and the device should be able to simultaneously or independently assist rehabilitation of the two degrees of motion.
Our project has been given IRB approval for human testing at Medical College of Wisconsin. We have completed construction of this edition of our prototype and have made major strides in the programming of the microprocessor. The prototype now incorporates limit switches and a master kill switch to prevent over rotation of the patients appendages and ultimately injury. The prototype also includes a fully functional gaming interface.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 25 | Finished game storyboard, Designed and began construction of limiting switch system, began designing aesthetic prototype |
| 2 | February 1 | Purchased new motor, met with client, finalized Solidworks design for aesthetic prototype |
| 3 | February 8 | Developed scripts for clinician/patient testing |
| 4 | February 15 | Finished construction of limit switch system |
| 5 | February 22 | Completed initial phase of programming |
| 6 | February 29 | Aesthetic physical model built |
| 7 | March 7 | New motor procured |
| 8 | March 14 | Began Motor Control Programming |
| 9 | March 21 | Continued Motor Control Programming and Gaming Interface |
| 10 | March 28 | Paper for conference submitted |
| 11 | April 4 | Programming |
| 12 | April 11 | Completed Motor Control Programming |
| 13 | April 18 | Completed Gaming Interface |
| 14 | April 25 | Finished Construction of Prototype |
| 15 | May 2 | Present |
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Midsemester (Mar 7 2008, 1797 kb) |
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Final Paper (May 21 2008, 209 kb) |
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Final Poster (May 21 2008, 43479 kb) |
