Purpose
The purpose of the Armstrong is to help astronauts get their bone structure back to a level that is more comfortable. Not only can this product help astronauts, but it can also help the unfortunate people who develop osteoporosis on Earth as well as other bone diseases. There are over 10 million people in the U.S. that have osteoporosis, and this product will help them immensely. This will greatly help astronauts in space and even others on Earth that suffer from osteoporosis or any other bone diseases.
Marketing
STRATEGY: The Armstrong will only be sold online and gotta blast! stores for $1500 to customers needing it for a regular use. However, they’ll need a doctor’s prescription to purchase. For government and hospital use, the buyer must put in a request. Those using it for regular use can pay the price in installments if needed and can use health insurance to cover most of the cost.
BENEFITS:
PRICE:
BENEFITS:
- Can not only be used for astronauts, but for those with a need to use it.
- It may decrease the percentage of bone loss in space.
- This may spark more ideas to prevent osteoporosis and other diseases in space.
PRICE:
- Government Price: $20K
- Hospital Price: $12,500 (+tax)
- Regular Use: $1500 (insurance, +tax)
Programming
In the first stream, it starts off with touch sensor 1. If both touch sensor 1 and 2 are pressed, the motor does nothing. Same goes if both aren’t pressed. In the contrary, if touch sensor 1 is pressed and 2 isn’t, the motor moves upwards. In the second stream, it’s opposite of the first, as the when touch sensor 2 is pressed the motor will move downwards. Skipping to the 4th stream, an ultrasonic sensor is set to read centimeters and times it by 0.002. That number is then set into a variable. Then in the 3rd stream, if the 3rd touch sensor is pressed, the number from the variable is put into a wait block. How ever much the number is, is how much there is a wait between the beeps. The closer you are, the faster the beeps, the farther you are, the slower.
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Construction
We used the EV3 Mindstorm kit to make this contraption. This exoskeleton is made to help the person move their arm more efficiently. We used three touch sensors, and one ultrasonic sensor to enable the actions of this robot. We used two touch sensors help the user bend their elbow. We used the other touch sensor to enable the robot. The ultrasonic sensor has been included to detect objects in front of the user.
The actual brace is connected along the outside of the arm. Velcro has been used to actually connect the robot to the arm. A motor is used to move the robot according to the direction the arm moves.
The actual brace is connected along the outside of the arm. Velcro has been used to actually connect the robot to the arm. A motor is used to move the robot according to the direction the arm moves.