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Before beginning our design process, we first came up with a list of experts that we can consult so that we can avoid obvious mistakes. Mr. Garrison is the Director of Prosthetic and Orthotics at Hospital for Special Surgery, has worked with NYU student and last year’s EID students on the development of prosthetics. He will be knowledgeable on the medical condition of the patients, and how it changes when they are given a prosthetic. Mercy, Anneka, and Noah are experts from the Einstein team. They can inform us on the available resources in hospitals in Soroti. We can also learn from experiences of upper classmen while they went through the design process. For Webpage Generation, we chose Professor Cusack to help us with Computer Science related problems. The guideline given by professor Lundberg on writing is helpful, and we will consult him for further questions. Finally, we need to get agreement for the computer center and machine ship supervisors to generate our video.

Initial steps

  • Look into experts in the field

    • Proceed to contact in a formal manner

  • Consistent meetings within the group

    • Setting goals for each meeting

  • Regularly analyzing the problem & developing possible solutions

    • Extended research throughout the project

  • Designing and Modeling the prototype (2D & 3D)

    • Familiarizing with different programs (Solidworks) / labs that can assist in the designing process

  • Begin webpage designing

    • Regular Updates

  • Test runs of first prototypes

Methodology

Occam’s Razor is the method of narrowing down a variety of solutions down to the most efficient and effective one. Therefore, using Occam’s Razor we’ve decided not to reinvent the wheel, rather build upon the previous models from last year. Our design is centered around last year's, but also includes two new focuses. Firstly, we’ve will keep the ankle joint from last years prototype, and hope to plan to implement our suspension mechanism as well. These will be the only active moving parts on the prosthetic and therefore will require the most attention. In addition, because of the feedback from Soroti, we’ve also decided to work on the aesthetics of the prosthetic to make it more comfortable for amputees to wear. With these two focuses, we’ve narrowed down most of the variables from other alternative solutions (example, the C-leg design).

Occam's Razor

GANNT CHART

Duncker Diagram

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