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TEAMS Academy: Assistive Technology. Team PBN’J. Phil Bailey Jennifer Shields Nikhil Nathwani. Why the Fifth Sense?. Client: Garrett Burgess 16 year-old student The Issue: Wheelchair-bound He was hit by a car when he was 4 years old. Blind ruptured optical nerve
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TEAMS Academy: Assistive Technology Team PBN’J Phil Bailey Jennifer Shields Nikhil Nathwani
Why the Fifth Sense? Client: Garrett Burgess 16 year-old student The Issue: Wheelchair-bound He was hit by a car when he was 4 years old. Blind ruptured optical nerve Tends to bump into things with his wheelchair (He can’t use a cane). About Garret: Enjoys: Playing videogames, browsing the internet, and hanging out with his friends before the accident. Now he enjoys listening to TV, books on tape, and music.
The Fifth Sense Flow Chart YES NO 1 2 3 4 User Drives Wheelchair Vibrating Pad Distance Sensor Speaker Is there an object within 1 meter of wheelchair? 1 m? Key: Speaker beeps and vibrate motor vibrates User backs away from object