Category: Weekly Reports

This week we 3D printed a version of the hand pedal to take to our meeting on Monday. This version includes a semi circular platform for the upper arm with a threaded spot for a handle or grip stability device to be attached. We also gathered some initial feedback from Dr. Morgan on possible adjustments […]

This week we have set up a meeting with our client for a lab meeting in two weeks to talk with the team and go over our current designs to see how viable they are. We have also kept working on coding the circuitry on the Arduino with emphasis on the pulse oximeter. We also […]

This week we finalized our initial CAD drawing for the 3D print of our initial handle design. We also started working on the circuitry, as well as the Arduino coding that corresponds with the measurements we will be taking (HR, power).

This week we outlined a concrete schedule for the next month with important deadlines, mocked up a CAD prototype of our design, and emailed our client to get feedback on our solution. We also reviewed the availability of each team member and decided on times that we could dedicate to prototyping and development. We reviewed […]

This week we created an outline of all of the small details that need to be completed in order to finish the project. This will allow us to divide up each of the tasks so that the project can move along smoothly. We also ensured that all necessary components to begin are project are ordered. 

                  Throughout this week, we focused mainly on the Progress Report. With this, we narrowed down our solutions to 6 main handle solutions as well as a few solutions for both the heart rate monitoring and power monitoring aspects of the design. We also created Pugh charts for each of the three components to analyze our […]

This week we considered the ethical components that could go into our design. We also started researching standards that could be important in our design. We found several standards that could be useful in our design ranging from the heart rate monitoring system to the handle itself, considering standards for stationary bike handles. We will […]

This week we brainstormed more solutions, with the intention of beginning narrowing using a Pew chart to a final solution. We also scheduled a time to watch an exertion test on the hand ergometer to help identify possible issues and look for limitations which we had not considered. We also began our progress report, which […]

We are still waiting to hear back from Krista about a good time to watch a max exertion test. We also continued to process through some possible design solutions using the TRIZ Design process. Through this process, we were able to identify major needs for improvement within our design, while also highlighting components of a […]

This week we started to brainstorm solutions to our client’s problem. We came up with 14theoretical solutions. We also improved some of our design specs so that they would be lesslimiting and ensured that all of our specs had a metric. We also updated our lab notebook,making sure that every detail about this project has […]

We explored more possible solution designs. We have also made contact with our client about scheduling to see testing done with the machine. Their schedule is almost day to day so it is tricky to find a time that works for all parties.

This week we worked to update our website. While doing this, we created a tab for the home page and a tab specifically for weekly reports. We also communicated with Dr. Kerri and her team in hopes of watching a max exertion test. We were planning on observing a test on Tuesday, but unfortunately, the […]

This week David worked to refine his Preliminary Presentation. We also reached out to Dr. Morgan about observing a max exertion test in the near future to gain better insight into the major problems at hand. We also made sure that our lab notebook was up to date with everything we have done up until […]

This week we worked to refine and improve all of our specifications based on instructor feedback. We also identified each of the people we believe are key stakeholders in our project and evaluated their power and interest. We also gathered background information highlighting the importance of our project. We also identified each of the existing […]

Current Project Status  This week we updated our needs statement while referencing feedback from the instructor, and modified a few specifications in response to feedback. We are planning a meeting to revisit the ergometer in person to generate more specifications and refine our existing ones. We have begun drafting our preliminary report. Questions  We have […]

Current Project Status  This week we worked on creating and refining our needs statement, project scope, and initial specifications, based on the meeting we had with Dr. Morgan and Dr. Tucker last Thursday. We worked to ensure our specifications were created with Universal Specifications in mind. We also started to create our web page. We […]