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Our project is to design an improved child safety seat for use in abulances to better accommate the needs of EMTs while treating injured children in transit. The seat must allow the patient to be easily reclined to a horizontal position so that emergency care can be properly administered.
Our Design Team Members
Aman Ghotra
Erik Bieging
Karim Mahamud
We have constructed a prototype of our revised design, and we have conducted static testing on this prototype. We have written a paper on our results, and will be presenting them to our advisor.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 20 | Assigned team roles, met with client |
| 2 | January 27 | Researched materials, analyzed current design |
| 3 | February 3 | Researched materials, analyzed and made alterations to design |
| 4 | February 10 | Redesigned adjustable strap mechanism; created prototype testing protocol |
| 5 | February 17 | Prepared mid-semester presentation; refined testing procedure |
| 6 | February 24 | Completed mid-semester presentation; ordered materials; wrote grant proposal |
| 7 | March 3 | Contacted machinists; specified dimensions |
| 8 | March 10 | Contacted Machinists; worked on IDR; planned details of prototype construction |
| 9 | March 17 | Began writing paper; contacted testing lab; recieved parts from machinists |
| 10 | March 24 | Planned outreach activity; worked on prototype |
| 11 | March 31 | Performed outreach; continued working on prototype; continued writing paper |
| 12 | April 7 | Worked on paper; finished prototype; conducted testing |
| 13 | April 14 | Fixed prototype; futher testing; completed paper |
| 14 | April 21 | Prepared final presentation |
| 15 | April 28 |
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Mid-Semester Presentation (Feb 24 2006, 1692 kb) |
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Product Design Specifications (Mar 1 2006, 16 kb) |
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Final Paper (May 5 2006, 213 kb) |
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Final Poster (May 5 2006, 3127 kb) |
