"Wii" are proud to present the homepage for the 2010-2011 Senior Design Team #1 at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering. Here you will find information regarding our senior design project, the team, as well as updates on our progression. There is also access to all our deliverables and relevant media.
Project
Scope
This project is sponsored by Harris Corporation. The main emphasis of this project is to create a sensory device and interface to record and output the movement of the head using the Nintendo Wii controller, infra-red (IR) LEDs, and Bluetooth compatible devices to interface communication between the Wii controller and the receiver. In essence, it will be a sensory device for monitoring of healthcare rehabilitation of patients recovering from neck injuries and/or surgery. The product will be low cost, easily transportable, wireless, and easily used by both the physician and patient.
Objective
Construct a device to house the infra-red LEDs, which the Wii controller will track. This device should be adaptable for use on the head of the patient; such design will also consider adaptation for other body parts such as arms, legs, etc.. Design the code which will interpret the tracking data from the infra-red camera into a format that is easily comprehensible by a third program. Design an interface to record and visually display orientation of the selected body part within maximum error of 5 degrees angularly and ¼ inch vertically/horizontally within a standard reference frame. The ultimate goal is to create a low cost, light-weight, transportable, wireless, and easily implementable product that will allow for physical rehabilitation exercises of the head to be completed from the patient’s home or any location with the ability to package and transport the results easily from patient to physician or physical therapist. The results will allow for easy determination of head movement range and deficiencies
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank some individuals for their help and assistance in providing valuable knowledge and direction for our project. First, we’d like to thank the faculty and staff of the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, specifically Dr. Shih, Dr. Joe Yeol, Dr. Hovsapian, Dr. Kosaraju, and Dr. Harvey. We would also like to thank our sponsor Harris Corporation and Mr. John Rust for being open, available, and insightful in guiding us on this project and what Harris wants. Without him, this project may have faltered long ago.
We are in no way related to the "Nintendo Wii" or any of its trademarks/copyrights. We are simply a team of extraordinary gentlemen hoping to change the world.