College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Industrial Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Biomedical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Biomedical Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Engineering
Department - Author 4
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Date
6-2021
Primary Advisor
Karla Carichner, College of Engineering, Materials Engineering Department
Additional Advisors
Lily Laiho, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
Good Grips created the hand strength and dexterity enhancer project to meet the challenge presented by Bill Phelps. He has Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM), an inflammatory muscle disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Bill has limited strength in both hands and lost the ability to bend his fingers, making it difficult to grip anything. He needed a device that would help with everyday tasks such as writing, lifting, and holding various objects.
Our team consists of four engineering students attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. We researched, designed, manufactured, and tested a device that would fulfill the problem requirements for three quarters. Our device consists of two main components: a pair of custom gloves and a fanny pack that houses our electrical control system.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/bmedsp/144
Included in
Biomechanical Engineering Commons, Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation Commons, Other Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Commons