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Our goal is to develop a defibrillator tester that is compact, cost-efficient, and accurate. It must be produced in quantities of 500 for less than four dollars per unit. Its required dimensions are less than 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm when stored. It must be able to test a power output of 300 J as a preliminary goal. A secondary goal would be to test 30 J of internal defibrillation. A superior design would be able to measure the power delivered in 20 ms. This tester will be used in developing countries across the globe.
Picture of hospital defibrillator
Picture of home defibrillator
Picture of prototype
Team Members:
From left to right: Evan Rogers, Nina Lewis, Ashley Phillips, Joe Hippensteel, Tyler Allee
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 21 | Got together in teams, began researching topic, took team picture and pictures of defibrillators |
| 2 | January 28 | Composed first draft of PDS, discussed and drew out the type of circuit necessary for our design |
| 3 | February 4 | Began working on powerpoint presentation, continued work on design, obtained key card |
| 4 | February 11 | Two group meetings, completed power point presentation, created 3 design options, met with client |
| 5 | February 18 | Wrote mid-semester written report, turned in notebooks, met with advisor/client in class |
| 6 | February 25 | Continued work on circuit, researched plastic casing, group meeting to discuss timeline and goals |
| 7 | March 4 | Met with client/advisor, group meeting, continued work on circuit, began work with SolidWorks |
| 8 | March 11 | Met with representatives from Envision Plastics, group meeting, circuit work |
| 9 | March 18 | Spring Break |
| 10 | March 25 | Searched for plastic casing possibilities, completed circuit prototype on breadboard, continued work on SolidWorks |
| 11 | April 1 | Began prototype construction, acquired plastic casing, continued working on calculations |
| 12 | April 8 | Continued work on prototype, refined calculations, finished plastic casing, acquired battery mount |
| 13 | April 22 | Began work on final paper and poster, finished prototype, gave poster presentation |
| 14 | April 29 | Finished final report, notebooks and evaluations |
| 15 | May 6 |
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Midsemester Presentation: Engineering World Health Defibrillator Tester (Feb 18 2005, 2449 kb) |
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Midsemester Report (Feb 25 2005, 417 kb) |
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Poster Presentation (May 2 2005, 3714 kb) |
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PDS Report (May 3 2005, 22 kb) |
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Final Report (May 4 2005, 365 kb) |
