Multimedia
Final Design
Top view of a final version
Stacy trying out a final prototype of the device
Stacy testing out the capacitive contact points
20210604_165702.mp4Final Design Overview
Final Design and Key Components of the Tongue Touch Mouse & Keyboard device
Frontal View of the Chin Guard
Top View of the Chin Guard
Full view of the device
Senior_Design_May_ExpVid_V5.mp4CAD Animation of the Chin Guard Assembly
CAD of the Chin Guard
Design Development
SeniorDesignTest.mp4Device Demonstration (5x Speed)
Stacy Using the Device to Scroll Up & Down
UpDownStacy.MOVTrainingSoftware.mp4Video showing Stacy training with the software the sponsor Jason wrote for the new device.
Tongue Touch Capacitive Button Schematic detailing the name and orientation of each button
Tongue Touch trainer detailed key device functions corresponding to their specific buttons.
The sponsor Jason showing the incorporated head strap on his head
Graphical Capacitive Signal response of the pre-156B tongue touch device
Graphical Capacitive Signal response of the final tongue touch device
Close up of the Adafruit CPB and its many pins and functionalities
The connected ports on the Adafruit CPB board of the contact points
Epoxy Resin Food Safe coating which coats "The Ingenium" and the copper wires
"The Ingenium" undergoing the food-safe coat and cure process.
The previous version of "The Ingenium" with solid copper tabs for contact points
Left: Copper tabs poked Stacy's nose
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Right: Contact points now with copper wires
The updated version of "The Ingenium" with copper wires for contact points
Stacy wearing the device with only the CPAP strap and it shifts towards the back of Stacy's head
CPAP strap kept shifting backward
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Sewing a Velcro forehead strap
Stacy wearing the device with the CPAP & Velcro straps sewed together
"The Ingenium" prototype with no saliva channeling. Saliva would pool and even cause capacitanc issues (briding/connecting two capacitive touch tabs)
Saliva build-up caused bridging
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Increasing chin guard width and creating saliva channels
Close up image of the saliva channels used to channel away and prevent buildup of user's saliva
Stacy wearing a CPAP head strap with velcro
CPAP head strap shaped as meant to be worn
CPAP head straps worn as designed by a mannequin
Previous Design
StacyPlayingGames.mp4Stacy playing video game with the old device
A photo of the sponsor Jason and Stacy together
Stacy using the pre-156B single contact point device
Additional Videos
LeftRightStacy.MOVStacy moves the cursor to reach and click the letters
TrainingStacy.MOVStacy tries to reach all contact points to learn their functions