Since last having updated on the progress of OrthoDocs, the team has come a long way. At this moment in time there might be many assignments that need to be completed for other classes as well as preparing for any last tests before finals, but our team is still somehow holding ourselves together. In... Continue Reading →
New to Football, Challenge Accepted- Vania N., OrthoDocs
As time has progressed and we are now in the month of February, I am still learning more on the sport of football. When my team and I decided on designing an injury prevention device for shoulder football injuries, all of us knew nothing about the sport. So it has been our job to understand... Continue Reading →
Sk8ter Life // Diamond Perez // Leyla Zamarron // Yadira Iglesias
Skateboarding is a very interactive sport among teenagers, more specifically teenage boys, and also professional athletes dedicated to skateboarding. Many of theses skateboarders don't use helmets when they involve in this recreational sport, increasing their chances of getting a head injury after an accident. Have you heard in the news of terrible skateboarding accidents that... Continue Reading →
On to Road to A New Design- Andrea Cazares
Hi everyone, my name is Andrea and you might recognize me from the SEAS group but I am here today to let you know about a new group I've been involved in. My teammate and I have been working diligently to complete a new project that I think our school will be very happy about.... Continue Reading →
Safety Training and New Projects :: Alana Calles
Something we have been working on this new semester is starting off working on First Aid training, by the American Heart Association. All of the students got to work on very detailed pieces of first aid starting with learning how to use CPR including how to give adequate and effective compressions and breaths, in case... Continue Reading →
There was Tension this week- Jessica Salazar
On a previous blog post done by my fellow teammate, she was very concern for the type of filter we order and planned to use. Although her information was not incorrect in terms of carbon black, she didn't know that we were not using a filter made of such a substance but rather charcoal which... Continue Reading →
Fabric oh Fabrics and Carbon filters? – Jessica Salazar
This week and the previous week were a wake up call. After a couple of months of working on this project we are finally at the stage in which we must find and order the materials we need to create the prototype. Our team is both nervous and excited for the process yet to come... Continue Reading →
JIA Seats Second Blog Post – Alana Calles
During this past week, JIA Seats has had their main focus on finishing the design proposal. The design proposal was an enormous step we took as a group, as it was immensely helpful to be able to accurately and explicitly write down all of our planning and research neatly into one single document. Making a detailed... Continue Reading →
Hestia is moving along! – Dayanne Acosta
After two long weeks of finalizing our design ideas, we are finally past the stage of writing the design proposal/deliverable. Writing the proposal was much more difficult and challenging compared to writing the memorandum. The reasons for this were that in the proposal we had to decide on the design that we will make a... Continue Reading →
Design Proposal Finally Finished – Rachel Zinsmeyer
After working hard on the 21 page paper for close to a full six weeks, we've finally turned it in. There was a lot of panic as all of the groups approached the deadline. We approached our teachers, and fortunately, we were able to convince them of our need for a few extra work days.... Continue Reading →