Archive from the Fall 2001 semester.
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Project Title: Mouth Guard for Prevention of Bruxism
Team Members:(sub-group) Kathleen Agard, Carla Maas, Julie Sauer
Client: Michael Conforti
Advisor: John G. Webster
Date: 10/3/01 - 10/10/01
Problem Statement: The goal of this project is to design a mouth guard that will detect the teeth grinding and/or clenching of a patient during sleep. The device should provide a stimulus to the patient causing he/she to unclench his/her teeth.
Restatement of Team Goals:
1. Continue gathering background information (journal articles and info relating
to TMJ, sensors, and electrodes).
2. Organize collected information
3. Brainstorm preliminary designs
4. Begin considering/planning the mid-semester paper
Summary of Accomplishments:
1. Continued reading journal articles, and information on piezoelectric material
2. Talked with professor about piezoelectric sensors and electrodes
3. Sketched rough drafts of preliminary designs
4. Finished first draft of mid-semester report
Statement of Team Goals:
1. Continue gathering information (journal articles and info relating to TMJ,
sensors, and electrodes).
2. Organize collected information
3. Finalize and sketch preliminary designs
4. Have other group read through the mid-semester paper
5. Begin planning the mid-semester presentation
6. Have each group member buy a sports mouth guard to see how it fits in mouth
Project Schedule:
9/14 - 9/20 Meet with client, begin research in partners
9/21 - 10/4 Continue research, brainstorming, and develop PDS
10/5 - 10/11 Finalize project solution, prepare paper and mid-semester presentation
10/19 Mid-semester presentations
10/29 - 10/26 Decide on final design
10/27 - 11/29 Work on final design
11/30 - 12/13 Final presentation and paper
12/14 Final presentations
12/17 - 12/23 Final meeting with advisor
Difficulties: NA
Activities:
Brainstorm ideas for preliminary designs
Made sketches of preliminary designs
Worked on mid-semester paper
Joint group work running total: 10 hours
Individual:
| Team Member | Previous hours | This week's hours | Activity Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla | 4.25 | 4 Writing mid-semester paper and BWIG meeting | 8.25 |
| Kathleen | 3.75 | 3 Writing mid-semester paper | 6.75 |
| Julie | 1.75 | 4.5 Work mid-semester paper, reading and researching client material, progress report | 6.25 |
Total team hours: 10 (hours)*3 (people) + 21.25(individual hours) = 51.25 hours
