1. Introduction: In this project, each group in our class was assigned to work with a client with a physical disability to create a prototype of a product…
For our final project, we interviewed someone who was disabled and designed a device that could help make their life easier. Our client was Jen, someone who had…
Title and introduction For this project, small groups were connected with clients with physical disabilities to collaboratively create an assistive device that aids the client. Our client, Brenda,…
INTRODUCTION As a team, we (Carlos Ortega and Amelia Lopez) worked with Annie Verchick to develop a gadget suited for her unique needs. Checking mail was always a…
This particular assistive device was developed as the final project for physical computing where 3 students worked closely with our client, Elaine Houston, to create something that would…
Introduction: For the final project, we met with our client Haleigh Sommers, who lives life in a wheelchair and must place her common devices (phone, Kindle, laptop) on…
Purpose: An attachable light to a water bottle that reminds you to drink water Video of the water bottle initially starting in green state, for the…
Introduction We are a student team working to design, prototype, and build a helpful assistive device for a client with limited mobility. Our client’s name is Elaine. Our…
Daniel, Nish, and Kevin are students at Carnegie Mellon University working on a project to build an assistive device for Amy. Amy has a spinal cord injury which…
Introduction The goal for this project is to create an assistive device for a person living with a disability that can hopefully make their daily life easier. James,…
A Brief Introduction The purpose of this final project is to build an assistive device for a specific client that will help them in their daily lives. Our…
Overview In this meeting, Dani, Erica, and Tate interviewed Brenda to get a better understanding of Brenda’s needs in order to build a useful device for her. Brenda…
Introduction We are the Oaks! Our goal is to make an assistive device for a person living with a disability, with the hope that it improves their daily…
Thumb prosthetic Overview A prosthetic device for congenital trigger thumb that mechanically remaps the fused thumb joint further up the digit, using a flex sensor to sense compression…
Overview At last, a way to produce electronic music with physical gestures. Rotate your hand and wiggle a joystick to manipulate sound in four distinct ways. Process…
Message Box The Message Box is meant to be a more unique, personal, and interactive way to send digital messages to my girlfriend by using a stepper motor…
Project This device keeps track of items in the user’s refrigerator as well as their expiry dates, displaying items that are going to expire in 3 or fewer…
Overview This clock-adjacent object visualizes my current energy level estimated by the ultradian rhythm. Process There are a few main components to my assembly –…
A servo-activated can of compressed air quickly teaches you to keep your distance from a monitor. Video in Action: Detail Shots: Use: Overall Process Pictures: In the above…
The Automated Medicine Dispenser incorporates a wireless charger and phone stand into a single device that allows the user to dispense their medicine bottle upon stopping an alarm….
A box that can display a user’s moods Video Overall Photo Detail Photos Demonstration Images Process Images and Review Around the time of ideation and creating…
Overview This device tells you when your washing machine is done from two floors away! Short video Image for scale Featured details How the device works Process…
Bowel Monitor Description: The Bowel Monitor is a device built to ease the pain of waiting for the bathroom by giving information about who’s using the bathroom,…
This device indicates when the user should reply to messages by taking in the respondent’s average response time and the user’s desired pettiness level, ensuring the user does…
By: Nicole Yu Overview Description: A remote controlled device that switches the light on and off from anywhere in the room. Device In Motion: Overall Photo: Detail Photos:…
Overview This box displays the time that has passed since it was last opened, making it an effective deterrent for continuous snack consumption. Moving Image Overall…
Overview: Pomodoro Timer: a studying technique that alternates between periods of work and rest. Periods of work usually last from 30 min – 1 hour, while periods…
Overview I created a device that turns a light on and off whenever it hears you clap or snap, so I can turn off my light remotely….
By: Vishnu Raghavan After a time limit is exceeded, two Servo motors push your computer screen closed, signaling time for a break. Demo: …
The most successful Tinkercad circuit we built, for testing and learning the LCD screen and the LiquidCrystal library. See below for our full Tinkercad circuit and why it…
TinkerCad Simulation This simulation helped us plan our physical project. Here we have a potentiometer as the input, an RGB LED and photo-resistor as our middle step, and…
Double Transducer IRL: Daniel Zhu: Sunjana: TinkerCAD: Final Project Images: Daniel Zhu: Sunjana: Close Up Images Simple Narrative Description: As the distance between the Ultrasonic Distance…
Tinkercad Video: Tinkercad does not have a lot of components that are present in the real life version, so there are some fake data simulation. In real life,…
Double Transducer Images Overall Photos (Jud) (Jun) Detail Photos Transducers in Action TinkerCAD Simulation Narrative Description The cardboard stand…
Team Members: Kevin Bender, Nicole Yu Tinkercad: * the potentiometer on the left is representative of the rotary encoder. The DC motor and driver are representative of the…
Initial Sketches and Block Diagram: For the middle step on our transducer, we were deciding between having a servo drive a potentiometer, having a servo drive a platform…
Tinkercad Video The potentiometer in this video is representative of our joystick middle step. Overall photos for proportion and scale Tate My final version had correct transduction…
Images: Narrative: A vibrator is attached to a sensor which senses the rate of vibration. Based on…