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Team Leader: Mari Tomizawa and Aditya VinnakotaMembers: Corinna Crayton, Martin Fisher, Deyu Kong, Christopher Martinez, Jordyn Mccord, Richard McMahon, Nick Sherck, Adi Vinnakota

VA THEC

2+Our Project Partner

St. Vincent Pediatric Rehabilitation Center

In Indianapolis, Indiana

Working with physical therapists Patients are children ages 3-14 years old

struggling with motor and visual skills

3+Project Goal

Develop a method of testing, recording, and quantifying a patient’s hand eye coordination skills

Quantified data will be used by physical therapists to track patients’ improvement with therapies

Needs to be done without patients feeling like they are being tested, but gives an incentive for them to try to do their best

4+Current Design

A system of fun games which challenge a child’s hand eye coordination skills

Child does not know data is being recorded

Data is quantified and easy to understand

5+How the game runs:“Flyswat” game1. Child sees a moving fly

2. The fly lands on a colored spot

3. Child hits the drum with the corresponding color

4. The time it takes for the child to respond and hit the drum is quantified as a measure of their Hand-Eye Coordination ability

6+Project History

HEC project began in Fall 2010

Games have been developed in past semesters

The Rockband drum hardware was selected early on

Data is currently recorded manually

7+Current Project Status

Therapists want new games to be developed

Old games need improvements/debugging

Rockband drum kit has serious hardware sensitivity problems that need to be fixed

Digital database needs to be designed and created

8+Games Team

Designing/Improving

games

Database Team

Designing and building the

database

Hardware Team

Fixing issues with the

Rockband drums

HEC Team3 members per team

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+HEC – Games TeamMartin FisherDeyu Kong Jordyn McCord

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Fly Swat• Last semester

improved “predictability” of Fly Swat game

• Our first task: Delivery

• Compatibility issues• Created offline file• Currently waiting

on client feedback

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Seven Areas of Hand Eye Coordination1. Visual-Spatial Relations: uses sight to

discriminate differences

2. Visual Memory

3. Visual Discrimination

4. Visual Figure Ground

5. Visual-Form Constancy

6. Visual Sequential Memory

7. Visual Closure

12+Developing A New Game

• The client wants a game to test the child’s visual memory

•Similar to the Fly Swat game:• Same drum kit• Similar layout

13+What is Visual Memory?

The ability to store and retrieve previously experienced visual

sensations and perceptions when the stimuli that originally evoked them

are no longer present.

http://www.achievepublications.com/chpt3.htmlhttp://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/activities-to-develop-visual-memory-1104

14+For example…

Recall picture details Complete the picture Recall and sequence a series previously shown

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Our Game Plan

Similar background that lights up colors in sequence

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Testing and Scoring

• Score total run percentage• Record response time

Cymbals/No CymbalsSpatial recognition

2-7 Sequences

Unlimited Runs

20+Timeline

•Week 7/8:• Present prototype to Venetia • Gather feedback

•Week 8/9:• Begin writing game code

21+Questions• Are there any suggestions for the criteria involved in the new

game?

• Is there anything you would like to ask us?

Current Criteria: • Unlimited runs • 2-7 sequences• Cymbals/no cymbals• Score

percentage of total runs• Record response time

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+HEC Hardware TeamMari TomizawaCorinna Crayton Richard McMahon

23+The Rockband Drum kit

24+Current Use of drums

Child hits the drums, response is digitally recorded

Corresponds with the Flash Game

Connects wirelessly to therapist’s computer

25+Successful Ergonomics

Children can easily figure out how to use the drum kit

Therapist does not need to explain much

Children love the drum kit design

26+Sensitivity Issues

Sensitivity Pads have worn out

Inconsistent data recording

Only certain areas on pad work

This is very inconvenient for therapists and patients

27+Redesigning the Drum kit

Determined the sensitivity problem unfixable without major altering

However, want to keep drum kit layout Ergonomics are too valuable to loose

28+Solution 1

Replace sensor with a switch

Place arcade buttons under pads instead of a sensitivity pad

Drum shape maintained

Issues: size of buttons

29+Solution 2

Replace current sensitivity pad with professional Piezo transducer

Has a very long lifespan

Issues: Expensive

30+Plan for the semester

1. Research solutions to sensitivity issues

2. Choose and implement a solution

3. Deliver fixed product to client

Even if permanent solution is not made this semester, we need to have at least a temporary working drum kit delivered

31+Questions?

Comments? Suggestions?

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+HEC – Database TeamAditya Vinnakota, Christopher Martinez, Nicholas Shreck

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Team Leader: Sagar GovaniMembers: Allison Wood, Joey Frechin, Lior Ben-Yehoshua, Katie Sandlin, Jessica Place

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34+Project Identification

Direct user: Jennifer Suba – therapist at St. Vincent’s Carmel location

To design a ball with a inner device that tracks and records the progress of patients during a therapy session

35+Specifications and Requirements

Requirements: Resemble a soccer ball Durable Record the progress At least 5” in diameter Portable Easy to use Patients should not know they’re being

tested

36+Operational Overview

Suba places the ball on the

ground

Patient kicks the ball down

the hall

The accelerometer picks up the impact force

Sends it to wireless handheld

device

Data recorded

Repeat for 5-10

minutes

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Testing Facilities – Basement Hallway

38+Progress of the BALL Team

Project started in the Fall of 2010 Research was conducted Initial testing

Completing research

Finalizing materials

Prototyping

Project Management Structural Design Wireless

39+Project Timeline

Week 8: Have all materials and begin building prototypes

Week 10: Run first round of prototype testing

Week 11: Analyze test results and begin modifications

Week 12: Run second round prototype testing

Week 13: Analyze test results and continue modifications

Week 15: Have a prototype ready for delivery at the beginning of the Spring Semester

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+BALL – Structural Design TeamKatie SandlinAllison WoodJessica Place

41+Current Project Progress

Last semester ended with the research phase

Additional research

Preliminary design concepts

First prototype

First round of testing

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Preliminary Design Concepts

1: Protective case

2: Foam Ball

3: Foam Layer

4: Outer Layer

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Layer 1: Protective Case

Criteria:ProtectiveEasy to access

insideRetains its

shapeDurableSignal can

transmit through layer

Current IdeasWiffle BallPlastic Trinket

Box

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Layer 2: Foam Ball

CriteriaEasy to access

insideRetains its

shapeDurableSignal can

transmit through layer

Current IdeasPoof Foam Ball

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Layer 3: Foam Layer

CriteriaEasy to access

insideRetains its

shapeDurableSignal can

transmit through layer

Current ideasTru Foam sheet

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Layer 4: Outer Layer

CriteriaEasy to access

insideRetains its

shapeDurableSignal can

transmit through layer

Waterproof

Current IdeasOutdoor soccer

ballStarter soccer

ballJumbo tennis

ball

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Enclosing Materials

CriteriaAllows easy

accessDurableKeeps inside

layers togetherSeals outer layer

Current IdeasSewingVelcroHot glue

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+ Possible Structural Design Materials

Left: 2 - Foam BallCenter: 4 - Large Tennis BallRight: 2 - G2 Air Small Ball

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Ball Materials (continued)

Left: 4 - Starter Soccer Ball

Right: 4 - Mitre Cup Final Soccer Ball

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Testing Procedures

Let a soccer team kick the ball around Local house league

team Actual testing case

Campus pick up game Extreme testing case

Drop Test Build a machine

that drops soccer ball from the same height Repeat multiple

times for accurate results

51+Testing Procedures

Test in extreme conditions for durability

A simple LED circuit will replicate if protective casing protects the accelerometer

52+Testing Procedures

Give prototype to team

Observe game/pra

ctice

Count number of times ball is kicked

At the end,

check if LED is still on

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+BALL Team – Wireless teamSagar GovaniJoey FrechinLior Ben-Yehoshua

54+Wireless Transmission

Overarching goal for Fall semester 2011 Design & construct working prototype

Component goals Acquire most fitting accelerometer Build intra-ball circuit Achieve wireless transmission to handheld

device Log acceleration data; calculate & output

force values

55+Components Required

Accelerometer with transmitter

Handheld device or laptop

Batteries, in holder

56+Accelerometer

Criteria Measure acceleration in all 3-axis (X,Y & Z) Very small & lightweight Small power consumption High sensitivity Low cost

Brands being considered Analog Honeywell

57+Data Acquisition

LabVIEW User friendly Faster to develop program Measurement application

Acquire acceleration values

58+Data Acquisition (continued)

Calculate force values

Display output on handheld device

Develop scale suitable for Suba

59+Handheld Device/Laptop

Suba may get an iPad iPad can run software & receive wireless data

Must provide handheld device if no iPad Be able to install LabVIEW runtime environment Be able to run executables Have WiFi capabilities

Data loggers Cost is not justifiable ($1000+)

60+Question and Answer Session

Would this overall concept/model be appropriate for therapy sessions?

Are there any other design criteria that you think is important to include?

Any suggestions or modifications you see should be made?