Prosthetic Arm
Integrated Control Document
Written by: Luis Martinez Approved by: Carolina Barrera The purpose of the Integrated Control Document (ICD) between the Prosthetic Arm and Prosthetic Hand systems, as an integrated Upper-Limb Prosthetic System, is to capture essential categories of interaction between both systems upon their unification. This document details explicit responsibilities and agreements between each of the respective […]
Prosthetic System Definition Update
After testing the EMG sensor and a joint meeting with the Hand group, the responsibilities of each E&C division had been set in stone. The decisions of this meeting had been protocolled in meeting minutes as well as on a drawing with each member signed. In the following weeks the Level 1 and Level 2 […]
Evolution of the Bicep Design
Written by: Forrest Pino Approved by: Carolina Barrera The bicep – also known as the bicep branchii, is a muscle that lies in the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. It’s is a structural part that offers sturdiness and strength to the overall upper-arm system. The overall arm works as a lever where […]
SVN Blog Post – Prosthetic Arm Fall 2016
The team is using SVN -a Windows shell extension, to keep track and share all the designs, code, presentations and documentation of the project. Although the team is still getting familiar to the way the shell documents files, it seems to work fine. It has almost the same functionality as Google Drive or Dropbox with […]
Preliminary Project Plan – Prosthetic Arm (Fall 2016)
WORKDOWN BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE The following Work-down Structure is the second iteration we got after we organize the potential schedule for the semester. PROJECT SCHEDULE The project schedule was done to give a basic idea to the group on the timing framework, and to work as a reference to know if the tasks are being done […]
Preliminary Design Document – Prosthetic Arm (Fall 2016)
By: Carolina Barrera (Mission Objective, Creativity, WBS, Budget) Luis Martinez ( Requirements, WBS, PBS) Fabian Suske (Electronic and Control System) Forrest Pino (Mechanical Design) Hector Martinez(Mechanical Design). Table of Contents MISSION OBJECTIVE (by Carolina Barrera, Project Manager) Amputees are part of the aftermath in any warfare. When soldiers return from their mission with disabilities or […]