Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership

Industry: Product Design

Product Design

Assistive Exoskeleton for Stroke Assessment and Recovery

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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in US, killing over a hundred thousand people every year. The team builta device to measure the upper limb recovery process of stroke survivors and provided a way to assess their mobility. Team: Ming Chien Chiang, Alex Michon, Gongo Yang Advisor: Ruzena Bajcsy Mentors: Robert Matthew, Christine… Read More »

The Million Hands

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Over 200,000 upper limb amputees lack access to customizable, functional, and low-cost prostheses. The Million Hands team designed a selection of body-powered and electrically-powered prostheses, all under $500. Team: Aashish Bhardwaj, Sina Dabiri, Jose Ramirez, Meng-Hsuan Lee, Jacqueline Nguyen Advisor: Alice Agogino An Online Open Source Platform As a newly formed group in 2017, we set out to assess user… Read More »

Design By Morphing

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Design-by-Morphing is a tool that finds the optimal design for objects considering their aerodynamic, hydrodynamic, thermal, and/or structural performance. The team worked to bring this tool to market and to find new applications, industries and partners. Team: Nelly Alandou, Robert Hu, Caroline Jeria, Darshan Mehta, Maitreya Patel Advisor: Philip Marcus Reinventing Design Optimization With Machine… Read More »

Wind Power: Wildlife-Safe, Effective, Quiet

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Using human centered design and design-by-morphing, the team worked to modify a wind turbine to reduce its impact on the surrounding wildlife, lower its sonic impact, and integrate it into the natural landscape. MEng Team: Erica Horton, Austin Campbell, Ali Elashri, Chahal Neema Advising Team: Phil Marcus, Alice Agogino, Tom Flynn Forty percent of the… Read More »