In March 2019, our student group began working on the final project for our introductory physical computing course. Our task: to design a build a useful device for…
For this project, we were tasked with creating an assistive device for an older person we were paired with from CMU’s Osher Institute. We were paired with Richard…
The goal of our final project was to integrate our electrical, mechanical, and design skills we have been learning throughout the semester in order to create an assistive…
Introduction For our final project, our team was paired with an older friend, Irv, to develop a “convenience machine” he could use to improve his life. Over the…
Introduction This semester, we had the opportunity to work with a group of older people who attend OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. We collaborated with…
Cool Cloud by Team Peter: Final Documentation The Intro to Physical Computing final project is to build a device that will help an older friend in way that…
Brief Summary of work: Our names are George, Yael and Enock, and for our final project we collaborated with Emily, a Carnegie Mellon University OSHER student, to try…
In order to improve Kathy’s life at home, we decided to create an automated light switch on a timer. Kathy explained to us that when she had guests…
With this project, we set out to design and build a device to help an older person in the Pittsburgh community. After an initial meeting with Gary (the older…
Context Richard is a graphic and jewelry designer who typically works on drawings for commissions every evening on the couch while he and his wife watch the news….
Introduction A few weeks ago we interviewed Gary, documented in a previous post, to understand his daily life and what type of device he may have a need…
Introduction This documentation presents the prototype of the anti-package theft for Emily. We interviewed Emily which is detailed in an older post and have detailed a working prototype…
Introduction With our meetings with Mark, we discussed what he would want or what he would benefit from the most. Mark enjoys to spend time in his kitchen…
After our meeting with Kathy, we decided to create an automated light switch on a timer. Kathy explained to us that when she had guests over she would…
By Eric Mendez, Eliza Pratt, and Helen Yu Introduction In the past two weeks, our team synthesized observations from our meeting with Irv to develop a “convenience machine”…
INTRODUCTION After meeting with Elinor, we decided that we wanted to make her a device that helps her focus on her mindfulness and encourage her to take some…
Introduction Previously, we interviewed Peter about his typical day-to-day life and hobbies in order to get a better understanding of his interests and personality. Ultimately, his strong curiosity…
Introduction: After interviewing Lois ( https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/60-223/s2019/work/documentation-meeting-with-lois/ ) we determined that we would focus on designing a TV volume regulator for Lois and Irv’s den. A constant issue that Lois…
We are working on a project in which we collaborate with an older member of the community to create an assistive device that will make some aspect of…
Introduction Our goal is to create a personalized device that will assist an individual in some aspect of their life. In pursuit of this goal, we (Karen and…
Introduction: At the initial meeting, we wanted to gain some insight into what our client, Lois wanted for her assistive device. We met Lois last Monday at her…
Introduction: A useful Implement for an Older Person The purpose of this meeting, and more importantly the project, is to interview an older person to gauge their lifestyle…
For this project, we design and build an assistive device based on a specific older person’s needs. We held a meeting with Gary, our client, to gain some…
This meeting’s purpose was to meet with our Osher student Irving “Irv” Lieberman and get to know his daily routine so we would be able to narrow down…
Introduction On March 25th, Monday morning, Alton, Seema, and I (Vicky) went to Peter’s home to introduce ourselves and got to know more about him and his daily…
Summary For this meeting, we were focused on getting to know Richard, and finding out some areas where he felt his life could be improved by our making…