We went back to TechShop to meet with someone who helped us work out a few issues we had with the Meshmixer program. We stayed for our two hour class and were able to get the answers and help we needed to make our prototypes with less issues from the program.
Jan. 22 2016
We met with Professor Santiago Munoz from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. He provided us with a wealth of information, resources, and advise on our project. He gave us insight to the process of making orthotic insoles and the problems with the system. There is a disconnect between the orthotists's diagnosis and the creation of the orthotic. Professor Munoz encouraged our work, saying that CAD modeling is the future of orthotics. He also lent us three anatomical models of a foot (Fig 8), six QuadraStep orthotics (Fig 9), and two Hersco Ortho Labs foot orthotic samples (Fig 10).
Dec. 3 2015
Today we took our first Tech Shop SBU. The SBU (Safety and Basic Use course) was on vacuum forming. We feel as though vacuum forming will be a possibility for forming our orthotics later on. Having the certification now is valuable to our project later, so we can use the vacuum forming as soon as we need it. See Daily Logs, Data, and Images and Visuals Fig 4 for more information.
Nov. 5 2015
Yesterday, we met with Union Orthotics and Prosthetics. They gave us valuable insight into the design process and human connection that comes with working with orthotics. In addition to learning about designing orthotics, we saw how to actually make them, following the process from negative to positive molds. One of our biggest takeaways was learning about the types of materials and tools they use. The vacuum sealer in particular is applicable to our project. In addition the use of carbon fiber is a strong alternative to other types of less reliable materials.
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