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Active Ankle Foot Orthotic (AFO) Voice of the Engineer

Active Ankle Foot Orthotic (AFO) Voice of the Engineer. Design Project Management. Introduction to the Team. Mentor. Team Members. Shane Reardon - (ME) Travis Blais - (ME) Diane Kang - (IE) Austin Frazer – (ME). Gerald Garavuso. Stakeholders. Dr. Lamkin -Kennard Dr. DeBartolo

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Active Ankle Foot Orthotic (AFO) Voice of the Engineer

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  1. Active Ankle Foot Orthotic(AFO)Voice of the Engineer Design Project Management

  2. Introduction to the Team Mentor Team Members Shane Reardon - (ME) Travis Blais - (ME) Diane Kang - (IE) Austin Frazer – (ME) Gerald Garavuso Stakeholders Dr. Lamkin-Kennard Dr. DeBartolo Christopher Sullivan

  3. Table of Contents • Functional Decomposition • Benchmarks • Specifications • House of Quality • Family Roadmap • Potential Concepts • Staffing • Feedback

  4. Overview • Lay out roadmap for air muscle-driven active Ankle-Foot Orthotic • Eliminate the condition known as “foot drop” Midstance Foot Drop (Between Propulsive and Contact Phase)

  5. Functional Decomposition

  6. Functional Decomposition Cont. The active ankle foot orthotic must mitigate the effects of foot drop. Support Portability Modifies Foot Behavoir Allows adequate motion Accomodates Range of Users Compares current and ideal states Controls Foot Position Allows plantar flexion and dorsiifle-xion Reduce/eliminate custom fitting process Removable Safely Receive Energy Safely store Energy Safely Regulate Energy Easily Adjustable Determine Current State Determine Ideal State Appliesforce to foot Senses Terrain Identifies phase of gait Identifies phase of gait Determines foot position Utilizes terrain sensing system Utilizes terrain sensing system Interprets sensor data

  7. Specifications

  8. House of Quality

  9. Family Roadmap

  10. Potential Concepts • Ratchet and flexible air muscle pictures

  11. Staffing

  12. Feedback • Family roadmap and individual project definitions were all approved. • Dr. DeBartolo requested project submission into ASME summer bioengineering competition

  13. Questions?

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