Andy's Blog

 The contributions I've made to the research project throughout the past 3 weeks were: During the meeting minutes, I provided a listing of the advantages and disadvantages of the Elevating Wheelchair idea in terms of desirability, feasibility, and viability together with a brief description of a problem statement and why this idea would be a solution to the problem. I contributed to the research for stakeholders and came across Falcon Mobility. Falcon Mobility is one the main distributors of personal mobility aid equipment for hospitals across Singapore therefore Falcon Mobility was selected as the team's targetted stakeholder for the idea. I contributed to the research for a mechanical elevating system that would allow a wheelchair to elevate and found two systems: Spring System  Piston System (Found in office chairs)

The Fillauer product webpage (n.d.) and Supplier Partner product webpage (n.d.) present the AllPro with Direct Mount Pyramid prosthetic foot’s various features and functions, highlighting each of them and how they play a unique part.   The AllPro's functionality is designed with active users in mind, offering great versatility and dynamic performance. It allows amputees to partake in a variety of activities, including jogging, walking, and sports like basketball and tennis (Fillauer AllPro Foot, 2017).   The prosthetic features a carbon composite architecture of the foot that provides smooth plantar and dorsiflexion, absorbing and returning energy efficiently to accommodate high-impact exercises as well as daily wear (Fillauer, n.d.). Among the features is the AllPro's rocker toe, which facilitates effortless rollover and results in more fluid, low-effort movements. The exact alignment adjustments provided by the RPI pyramid adapter allow for a more customized fit through optim

The Fillauer product webpage and Supplier Partner product webpage present the AllPro with Direct Mount Pyramid prosthetic foot’s various features and functions, highlighting each of them and how they play a unique part.   The AllPro's functionality is designed with active users in mind, offering great versatility and dynamic performance. It allows amputees to partake in a variety of activities, including jogging, walking, and sports like basketball and tennis (Fillauer AllPro Foot, 2017).   The prosthetic features a carbon composite architecture of the foot that provides smooth plantar and dorsiflexion, absorbing and returning energy efficiently to accommodate high-impact exercises as well as daily wear (Fillauer, n.d.). Among the features is the AllPro's rocker toe, which facilitates effortless rollover and results in more fluid, low-effort movements. The exact alignment adjustments provided by the RPI pyramid adapter allow for a more customized fit through optimizing alignmen

 The Fillauer product and Supplier Partner product webpage presents the AllPro with Direct Mount Pyramid prosthetic foot’s various features and functions, highlighting each of them and how they play a unique part.   The AllPro's functionality is designed with active users in mind, offering great versatility and dynamic performance. It allows amputees to partake in a variety of activities, including jogging, walking, and sports like basketball and tennis. (Low Extremity Review Article “Fillauer AllPro Foot”, September 2017).   The prosthetic features a carbon composite architecture of the foot that provides smooth plantar and dorsiflexion, absorbing and returning energy efficiently to accommodate high-impact exercises as well as daily wear (Fillauer, n.d.). Among the features is the AllPro's rocker toe, which facilitates effortless rollover and results in more fluid, low-effort movements. The exact alignment adjustments provided by the RPI pyramid adapter allow for a more custom