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Nov. 4. C day:
up with accesoriesaccessories that could
Nov. 5. D day:
Today in class we brainstormed and refined our ideas. One of these ideas was the basket on the walker however we decided that it wouldn't work. We also decorated our idea panel with tape and markers. We as a group thoroughly enjoyed this. This experience is teaching us how hard it is to design equipment for handicapped people. It also shows some of the difficulties of being disabled.
Today we continued to talk about how we should add a claw to the cane. George said he had a claw that would be ideal for our project and that he could bring it in tomorrow. Hopefully it will help us in the building process. If not, we can probably build something related to the claw Mrs. Galea brought in today. So far the claw has proved to be the most difficult component to construct for our working model.
Dec. 1 A Day:
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Dec. 2. B day:
Dec. 3. C day:
Dec. 6. D day:
Dec. 7. E day:
Today we discussed the feedback Ms. Jacquline gave us yesterday about our design. We decided that we could not build her a system that alerts her when the elevation changes in the few days of class we have left. However, we will try to make the claw with either three or even four "fingers" like she wanted. We were also able to cut the spring in the claw and put it back together, although we were not able to make it work completely today.

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And 6 months ago, when Doug introduced me to you guys. I thought…wait a second, could it be. And now I know for sure, I just added 2 more guys to my wolf pack. 4 of us wolves running around the desert together...

Today we continued to talk about how we should add a claw to the cane. George said he had a claw that would be ideal for our project and that he could bring it in tomorrow. Hopefully it will help us in the building process. If not, we can probably build something related to the claw Mrs. Galea brought in today. So far the claw has proved to be the most difficult component to construct for our working model.
Dec. 1 A Day:
so that the
the cane can folded in havehalf and locked

Nov. 29. E day:
Today we continued to talk about how we should add a claw to the cane. George said he had a claw that would be ideal for our project and that he could bring it in tomorrow. Hopefully it will help us in the building process. If not, we can probably build something related to the claw Mrs. Galea brought in today. So far the claw has proved to be the most difficult component to construct for our working model.
Dec. 1 A Day:
Today we measuresd and marked the places we need to cut on the cane. Then we took it to maintenance so they could make the cuts. We cut about 8 inches off the inner metal piece. Then we drilled a hole in the side so we could put the handle back on the cane. We also drilled some more holes down the center of the cane so that it can be more adjustable. We plan on cutting the cane at the center so that the cane can be folded in have and locked back in place

NovNov. 4. C
Today in class we built upon our ideas from yesterday. We came up with accesories that could be useful in using a cane, such as a claw and lights. We also started to brain storm on other ideas that we could use for our design project. Another device that we came up with was a walker that could scoop things off the ground and bring them up to the user. We need to refine both of these ideas before we can make a decision on which to use, but both look promising.
Nov. 5. D day:
Nov. 8. E day:
Today we looked at and discussed the template for the JETS competition. I think we pretty much decided to go with the cane idea; it would be more beneficial and easier to use for people with disabilities. We also talked about different ways to construct a model and elaborated on some of the ideas we had last week. We discussed how the collapsible light saber would not hold any weight if leaned upon. Building off an umbrella might be our best bet. At the end of this class period, it is still unclear how we will construct a basic model.
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Nov. 11 B day:
Today Em and Alex worked on the "Define the problem" Work sheet while Morgan, Patrick and George worked more on the PVC piping and making a list of things materials we needed for the project. Emily also looked up research about how the collapsable umbrella worked.
November 18 A Day:
Today we found a cane online that had almost all of our ideas on it. It had a light, it was retractable, and an alarm sounded if the person using it fell. We decided not to buy it, because we want to make our own with slightly different features. We cut the PVC piping into the correct sizes so it will retract properly. We are currently looking for a way the cane can be resized, similar to the way crutches work. We are also looking for a claw that is small enough to fit on the bottom of the cane.
Nov. 19. B day:
November 22. C Day:
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Nov. 23. D day:
Nov. 29. E day:
Today we continued to talk about how we should add a claw to the cane. George said he had a claw that would be ideal for our project and that he could bring it in tomorrow. Hopefully it will help us in the building process. If not, we can probably build something related to the claw Mrs. Galea brought in today. So far the claw has proved to be the most difficult component to construct for our working model.

November 18 A Day:
Today we found a cane online that had almost all of our ideas on it. It had a light, it was retractable, and an alarm sounded if the person using it fell. We decided not to buy it, because we want to make our own with slightly different features. We cut the PVC piping into the correct sizes so it will retract properly. We are currently looking for a way the cane can be resized, similar to the way crutches work. We are also looking for a claw that is small enough to fit on the bottom of the cane.
November 22. C Day:
Today was a very important day in class. Today we received a extendable pole that we could use from Emily. The pole fit perfectly with our pvc piping that we made a handle out off. We began to work with this design and came up with a working prototype of our cane that we will continue to build off off.

Nov. 16. E day:
Today we looked up spring loaded pop rivets on the computer with the help of Mrs. Galea. This might be a good option for making the cane adjustable, maybe even retractable. Not to mention it would be more aesthetically pleasing and convenient for the user. This way the user does not have to worry about keeping track of or losing small pieces and parts. Also, our model will probably not include a retractable claw as our initial design plan entailed. Although the piping is the right size, the claw would be too big to be retractable.We'll have to modify our design plan.
November 18 A Day:
Today we found a cane online that had almost all of our ideas on it. It had a light, it was retractable, and an alarm sounded if the person using it fell. We decided not to buy it, because we want to make our own with slightly different features. We cut the PVC piping into the correct sizes so it will retract properly. We are currently looking for a way the cane can be resized, similar to the way crutches work. We are also looking for a claw that is small enough to fit on the bottom of the cane.

Nov. 8. E day:
Today we looked at and discussed the template for the JETS competition. I think we pretty much decided to go with the cane idea; it would be more beneficial and easier to use for people with disabilities. We also talked about different ways to construct a model and elaborated on some of the ideas we had last week. We discussed how the collapsible light saber would not hold any weight if leaned upon. Building off an umbrella might be our best bet. At the end of this class period, it is still unclear how we will construct a basic model.
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htmldiff8Today we finialized our ideas for the cane we are going to make and we also made a list of the materials we are going to need. We came up with the idea of using different sizes of PVC piping so that the cane can retract. Other materials include the claw that we can most likely buy already assembled. The claw is going to need to be attached to the handle by a wire or string. We also need a light, or a small flashlight to attach to the bottom of the cane. We decided to use a type of rubber as grippy stuff to put onthe bottom of the cane. Springs are also going to be necessary in order for the cane to retract and shoot back out.
Nov. 11 B day:
Today Em and Alex worked on the "Define the problem" Work sheet while Morgan, Patrick and George worked more on the PVC piping and making a list of things materials we needed for the project. Emily also looked up research about how the collapsable umbrella worked.

Nov 4. C day:
Today in class we built upon our ideas from yesterday. We came up with accesories that could be useful in using a cane, such as a claw and lights. We also started to brain storm on other ideas that we could use for our design project. Another device that we came up with was a walker that could scoop things off the ground and bring them up to the user. We need to refine both of these ideas before we can make a decision on which to use, but both look promising.
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Nov. 8. E day:
Today we looked at and discussed the template for the JETS competition. I think we pretty much decided to go with the cane idea; it would be more beneficial and easier to use for people with disabilities. We also talked about different ways to construct a model and elaborated on some of the ideas we had last week. We discussed how the collapsible light saber would not hold any weight if leaned upon. Building off an umbrella might be our best bet. At the end of this class period, it is still unclear how we will construct a basic model.
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Today Em on the PBCPVC piping and
Nov. 12. C day:
the inner can compnentscane components to fit in with outwithout being visible the outside.
Nov. 15. D day:
Nov. 16. E day:
Today we looked up spring loaded pop rivets on the computer with the help of Mrs. Galea. This might be a good option for making the cane adjustable, maybe even retractable. Not to mention it would be more aesthetically pleasing and convenient for the user. This way the user does not have to worry about keeping track of or losing small pieces and parts. Also, our model will probably not include a retractable claw as our initial design plan entailed. Although the piping is the right size, the claw would be too big to be retractable.We'll have to modify our design plan.