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Project Title: Mouth Guard for Prevention of Bruxism
Team Members: Kathleen Agard, Jackie Gerhart, Matt Harris, Carla Maas,
Darcee Nelson, Julie Sauer, Tracy Stefonek
Client: Michael Conforti
Advisor: John G. Webster
Date: 9/7/01 - 9/11/01
Problem Statement: The goal of this project is to design a mouth guard that will detect the teeth grinding 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: NA
Summary of Accomplishments:
1. Met with entire team.
2. Choose junior/sophomore partners. The partners are as follows:
Carla Maas, Kathleen Agard, and Julie Sauer
Darcee Nelson, Jackie Gerhart
Tracy Stefonek, Matt Harris
3. Choose individual responsibilities. The jobs are assigned as follows:
Team Leader: Darcee Nelson
Communicator: Kathleen Agard
Student Advisory Committee: Matt Harris
Web Design Group: Carla Maas, Tracy Stefonek, and Matt Harris
4. Made appointment with client.
Statement of Team Goals:
1. Meet with client as a group.
2. Discuss schedule for the first half of the semester.
3. Begin design process in partners.
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 mid-semester presentation and
paper
10/12 Mid-semester presentations
10/13 - 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:
Entire group meeting: 2 hours
