Norco College & Loma Linda Prognostics and Orthotics Partnership
Project Scope
The purpose of the partnership between Norco College and Loma Linda University was to give both parties experience working with teams that have widely different skill sets. The partnership was tasked with the development of a prosthetic device to be worn by a model patient.
My Role
I served as the design lead on the Norco team, meaning that I was primarily responsible for the overarching design of the terminal device, and was responsible for producing concept designs.
I designed everything using Autodesk Fusion 360 and while my concept designs were never intended to serve as the final design, in the 2019-2020 year, LLU specifically requested that we move forward with my concept design.
2017 Design
Focused on matching anatomical dimension of the model-patient with rigid structure being 3D-Printed, and mounted on a silicon socket made by LLU. The team moved forward with an opensource terminal device citing that this design was “Too ambitious.“
2019 Concept
After LLU requested we transition to lighter weight designs, I produced a concept model that pushed to embed rigid 3D printed components into the flexible silicone socket.
2019 Final Design
During a collaboration session, we decided to branch out and explore different terminal device designs. The gripping end was actuated by a solenoid, and controlled by a force sensing resistor.
Enabling Technology
In partnership with the LLU team, I designed a standard rail system to embed a rigid mounting surface into the flexible silicon sleeve. Referred to as “tiles,“ all components were designed to clip securely onto a number of imbedded tiles. Lots of revisions were made to ensure that the LLU team could successfully install the tiles.
