High-Performance Modules for the Niagara Foot Keel

Queen's University - Capstone Project

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• Worked closely with a team of four engineering students and a faculty advisor to determine the engineering specifications and user requirements of the high-performance module attachment using a Quality Function Deployment (QFD).

• Collaborated with the team to determine the factors contributing to the percent energy loss within the prosthetic foot Controlled Passive Energy Management (CPEM) system.

• Developed a computational model which predicted the displacement of the Niagara Foot Keel during loading and calculated the percent energy return using MATLAB.

• Determined a new surface geometry that altered the contact region of the prosthetic foot and increased the percent energy return of the prosthesis using the results of the computational model, which increases the performance of the device and can extend the user range of the Niagara Foot Keel to more active users.

• Developed attachment mechanisms for the module which allowed the module to attach to the prosthetic foot for testing purposes.

• Applied risk mitigation strategies to minimize the negative effects of delays due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• Based on the results the Niagara Foot Keel with the high-performance module qualified for L5981 rating and could be sold for K4 level users achieving the main goal of the project to extend the user range.

• Presented project requirements, objectives, scope, initial designs, results, and societal considerations at design reviews and design expositions.

• Improved leadership skills through maintaining team motivation, task delegation, and leading weekly meetings.

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Adapted Step Ladder - Building Better Together

Queen's University

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• Worked closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineering and occupational therapy students to design a device that conformed to the needs of the end-user with limited lower extremity mobility allowing them to reach objects from high surfaces.

• Worked closely with the engineering students to determine the engineering specifications and user requirements of the device using a Quality Function Deployment (QFD).

• Created evaluation matrices to analyze the end-user's assistive device options in the market and identified areas of improvement to best fit the end-user's requirements.

• Created prototypes through SOLIDWORKS to validate end-user's requirements through an iterative design process until the design met all the requirements and the end-user was satisfied.

• Completed a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to reduce design failure.

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Parachute - Engineering Design

Queen's University

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• Worked closely with a team of four engineering students to get a more consistent parachute deployment, minimize test launches, and limit the cost of the design.

• The project was designed to be a competition between teams with the first prize being awarded to the team that meets all the expectations and outperforms the other teams and the team managed to win first prize.

• Created a MATLAB simulation to understand the behavior of the rocket design; which output parameters required to improve the design and achieve desired results.

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Highway Design

Queen's University

• Worked with a team of four engineers to design a bicycle highway that could accommodate the bikers of Vancouver.

• Incorporated safety measures and building codes into design considerations.

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