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dc.contributor.advisorWeis, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Caydn
dc.date2019-05-19
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-25T20:41:33Z
dc.date.available2019-09-25T20:41:33Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/27069
dc.description.abstractFlatfoot and cavus foot are postural issues that affect approximately 40% of people and can be corrected by means of orthotic inserts for shoes. A programmable surface is being developed as a tool for orthotists to visualize and fabricate orthotic inserts. The surface will be formed by an array of solenoid actuators controlled by the orthotist. The patient will stand on the programmable surface while the orthotist evaluates the patient's needs by manipulating the surface. Once the orthotist is satisfied with the array, the surface position will be held by a clutch system, so the patient can step off the surface and the surface positions can be recorded. This work describes my development of a prototype mechanical clutch for the programmable surface. The result of this project is a proof-of-concept design of an array of twenty-five physical clutch points which may be individually addressed by means of servo motors controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. With the development of this prototype, it is believed that such a control interface could be implemented on a system large enough for an adult human to stand on. This proof-of-concept is a small step in a larger project of developing a full-scale reconfigurable surface by which an orthotist could create posture correcting devices.
dc.subjectengineering
dc.subjectmechanical
dc.subjectprogrammable
dc.subjectsurface
dc.titleDesign Of A Mechanical Clutch System For A Programmable Surface
etd.degree.departmentEngineering
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.collegeJohn V. Roach Honors College
local.departmentEngineering


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