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Design a device that can remove rings from the fingers of patients. The device can be either destructive or non-destructive. The destructive option will be used if the patient has enlarged knuckles. A non-destructive option will be used if the doctor believes the swelling in the finger can be reduced. The device must be easy to use, ergonomically designed, and cheap.
Team members from left to right: Evan Rogers (Team Leader), Tyler Allee (BWIG), Steve Noel (BSAC), Sujan Bhaheetharan (Communicator).
Preliminary designs ideas finished and the next step is to fianlize ideas so first steps in building the prototypes can take place.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 20 | Formed team roles, met with Dr. Springman, and individual research on current ring removal methods |
| 2 | January 27 | More research on current methods, PDS, Brainstormed ideas |
| 3 | February 3 | Researched Materials, physiology of finger, and ring properties |
| 4 | February 10 | Researched Materials, Physiology of finger and ring properties |
| 5 | February 17 | Preliminary design sketches and dimensions, finger physiology, and determined forces needed to expand ring and compress swollen finger |
| 6 | February 24 | Worked on Mid-semster paper |
| 7 | March 3 | Started intial step to build prototypes |
| 8 | March 10 | Spring Break |
| 9 | March 17 | Worked on Prototypes |
| 10 | March 24 | Worked on Prototypes |
| 11 | March 31 | Worked on Prototypes |
| 12 | April 7 | Worked on Prototypes |
| 13 | April 14 | Worked on Prototypes |
| 14 | April 21 | Worked on Prototypes, Testing, and Writing Final Paper |
| 15 | April 28 | Worked on Prototypes, Testing, and Presentation |
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Mid-semester Power Point Presentation (Feb 24 2006, 1183 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Report (Mar 3 2006, 363 kb) |
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Product Design Specification (Mar 3 2006, 20 kb) |
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Final Report (Apr 28 2006, 529 kb) |
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FINAL POSTEr (May 4 2006, 0 kb) |
