Capstone project for ME170 Kevin Supakkul, Melissa Marable, Bradley Immel, Nicole Salz Project Goal: Create music from the movement of cerebral palsy patients to encourage gait improvement. Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological condition that affects approximately 764,000 people in the United States. People with spastic CP commonly experience gait disorders of stiff-knee gait and flex-knee gait. Project Motivation: Current therapies for spastic CP are provided at most 2-3 times per week for an hour. This is a relatively low-dose frequency and thus requires a long period of time to actually generate improvement in gait behavior. Additionally, therapies are sometimes not motivating for CP individuals, which can lead to less desire to engage in beneficial exercises. Problem Statement: Develop a mechatronic device that generates music from gait movement, specifically focusing on musical implementations that can benefit those with spastic CP. High Priority Requirements: G...
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