Experience Gained

Though there were many experiences throughout the project here are some of the greatest we have gained:

• Managing a project from start to finish with little super vision

• A deeper understanding of the issues that patients face with their prosthetics

• Interviewing people who would provide useful insight into the project

• Designing a circuit board that can control multiple solenoids and acquire data from force sensor

• CADing on complicated curved surfaces

• The variety of 3D printing methods and post processing that allow for flexible and air tight prints

• Developing a testing plan to validate project

There are also soft skills that we have gained:

• Managing time 

  • • Insuring that if one aspect of project is holding us back that we start on another part to be productive. 

    • For example, during the development of air tight bladders we were simultaneously working on the insert. Also planning around for the large print times proved to save a lot of time

• Communication and collaboration between members

  • • Reinforced the importance of clear and efficient communication

    • Members learned how to communicate in a matter that allowed for open discussion and ideas 

    • Members made it clear what they were and were not capable of allowing for easy delegation of the work

• Leadership

  • • Different members at certain times would take the lead on the project depending on availability

Made by: Anton Gerasimov