We are showing our projects on March 10, 2001, in the lobby of the Lindy Boggs Center for Engineering and Biotechnology on the Tulane University uptown campus, from 1 to 3 in the afternoon. The public is welcome.

Team FuSnickens
Our client lives with muscular dystrophy in her small apartment. Her limited leg and arm function requires a power wheelchair to move about. Her feet and ankles swell and pain her because she can't move or elevate her legs. We are designing a mechanical stool that will raise and lower her feet and legs. The stool will be portable, useable with her chair, and controlled by a hand held device. We expect this simple approach to improve her comfort.
Team Members: Rehan Zvi Ali, Nicole Marie Kinsey, Stacie Lynn Tackett, Sydney V Vest

Team POL
Our client must often call for assistance to do many office tasks. His spinal injury took away full use of his hands. He finds it difficult to manipulate bulky legal files, computer, and telephone simultaneously. One nagging problem is needing help pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL to log onto a secure network. Our solution is a combination of hardware and software that organizes the space and provides both support and access functions. With this system he will be able to function without having to call for assistance.
Team Members: Matt Hillebrenner, Naveed Roshan Ali Cheema, Israel Alexander Byrd, Richard Blidner

Team 1784
Our client is a paraplegic, wheelchair using grandmother. Arthritis in her left shoulder makes it impossible to transfer independently between her bed and wheelchair. Our team is designing a horizontal and vertically translating lift using a track system to enable this transfer. We expect to provide our client independence by enabling her movement between her chair and bed.
Team Members: Leander Thomas Taylor, III, Craig Adam Campbell, Kimberly Ann Bridges, Jennifer Skok

Team Mmm
Our client lives in a large city and must cross busy streets or travel sidewalks full of pedestrians in his manual wheelchair. We are designing and building a warning system that he has described. This system is modular and will have lights to make him visible, a proximity detector and audio annunciator to alert pedestrians of his presence, and a flasher/siren to call for help in an emergency. The control panel provides for easy operation, and rechargeable batteries provide the power. This system should enable both easier and safer travel.
Team Members: Amilcar Ramon Chavarria, Kathryn Rose Reynolds, Robert Brian Taylor, Maximillian Ervin Zimmer IV

The Goonies
Our client has fallen several times and cannot get up because she has limited use of one leg. She can scoot along the floor to call a friend or neighbor to come and help, but this is an imposition that she prefers to avoid. We are designing a seat that she can mount from the floor. This seat will then rise to the height of a chair, a level from which she can stand. Our design should help restore her independence and dignity.
Team Members: Elizabeth Jane Tritschler, Rachel Ann Ruckdeschel, Jeremiah Dwayne Smith

Descendants of the Dragon
Our client designs commercial art on his home computer. He is a wheelchair-user with limited reach or use of his arms. His condition limits access to a printer, scanner, mouse, keyboard, and his collection of media. Also, his ventilator tubes dangle and hang up as he moves around. Our design integrates a number of off-the-shelf items to enhance office productivity. These will provide the access and control he needs to work efficiently and independently.
Team Members: Elijah M Weisberg, Winston Z Yuan, Jing Jiang, Rafi Mohamed Ziauddin

Team Venus
Our client, who had polio as a teenager, is now a wheelchair user. She has only partial motor control of her legs and prefers to sit with her right crossed over her left. This leg often loses feeling due to the pressure that it experiences. Currently, our client is unable to alleviate her discomfort without assistance. We are designing a battery-powered system including a pump and inflatable bladders that will allow her to reposition her legs to restore circulation. Our design should enable our client to handle her problem independently.
Team Members: Sara Michelle Levy, Andrea Nicole Lay, Amanda Jane Filanowski, Jinia Bhattacharya

Team Rocket
Our client is a mature woman who uses a walker for stability and for transferring goods to and from her house. Shoulder pain limits her progress, particularly on high friction surfaces, because she can't lift a loaded walker. We are adding a power assist to a conventional walker. With this addition, our client should be able to transport at least two bags of groceries and herself over concrete surfaces and up ramps.
Team Members: Vinoop Daggubati, Richard Spencer Landry, Tzuchi Tsai, Lisa Danielle Johnston

A-Team
Our client, Mrs. K., teaches a special education class of autistic children. She works with the children to improve their communication and social interaction skills. We are designing a stage to support Mrs. K.'s use of puppets in role playing. This stage must be rugged, big enough for a number of children to use at the same time, store compactly with its accessories contained, and portable. This stage will provide a venue for the students to practice their skills and a way to take their show "on the road" to neighboring classrooms.
Team Members: Thomas Joseph Eisenstatt, Fermo Anthony Bianchi, III, Vanessa Veronique Vanderpool, Andy Michael Silver