Hello all! This week, the team has taken the next major step in our hand crank design. They have upgraded from hardware store PVC pipes that were held together with nuts, bolts, hopes and prayers to a 3D printed, adjustable… Read More
WEEK 19 – FINDING THE RIGHT RESISTANCE
This week focused on refining our resistance system and tightening integration across electrical and mechanical subsystems. During our liaison meeting, we demonstrated the current hand crank gearbox and reviewed resistance levels. Our baseline shaft resistance is about 1 Nm, which… Read More
WEEK 18 – Testing, Feedback, and Hands-On Development
This week was focused on feedback, user testing, and continued hands-on progress with our prototype. Earlier in the week, the team met with our sponsor and liaison to discuss current progress and review expectations moving forward. These conversations helped us… Read More
WEEK 17 – QRB Takeaways and Patient-Centered Testing
This week focused on receiving formal design review feedback from QRB, evaluating as a team how we will move forward with the QRB feedback received, as well as validating hand-crank ergonomics through in-person patient testing. On Tuesday, the team met… Read More
WEEK 16 – DESIGN DECISIONS AND NEXT STEPS
Hello everyone, This week RideOn! focused on getting aligned with our coach and liaisons and turning our design ideas into clear, realistic next steps. We held our first coach and liaison meetings of the semester, which helped us confirm priorities… Read More
WEEK 15 – BUILDING MOMENTUM
Hello everyone, This week marked an important transition as RideOn! moved into a focused build and refinement stage of the project. After wrapping up last semester’s design milestones, our team met internally to set priorities, align schedules, and identify the… Read More