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Sound Therapy. Group 28 Noah Walcutt (ME) and Cindy Hlavacek (BME) Advised by Thomas Anderson, MA and Robin Midget. What is Sound Therapy?. Sound/Music can have therapeutic effects Emotional well-being & Consciousness Physical health Communication abilities Cognitive skills
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Sound Therapy Group 28 Noah Walcutt (ME) and Cindy Hlavacek (BME) Advised by Thomas Anderson, MA and Robin Midget
What is Sound Therapy? • Sound/Music can have therapeutic effects • Emotional well-being & Consciousness • Physical health • Communication abilities • Cognitive skills • Evidence in the writings of Aristotle & Plato • WWI & WWII • Musicians visited hospitals across the country playing music for injured soldiers • Veterans said the music helped alleviate the physical and emotional trauma of war
Motivation: Potential Benefactors • All ages • Mental health needs • Developmental and learning disabilities • Alzheimer's disease and other aging related conditions • Substance abuse • Brain injuries • Physical disabilities • Acute and chronic pain
Project Statement • Construct an advanced and unique prototype to be used for sound therapy focusing on: • Electronic operation • Ease of application • Patient & Therapist mobility and comfort
How Will it Work? • Computer controls magnets which control the guitar strings • Guitar strings create vibrations which resonate the wooden dome • Parabolic Dome acts as a sound board for the intensification of vibration inside the base enclosure • Walls of the enclosure further intensify the sound • Patient sitting underneath dome inside enclosure experiences the generated “music” Magnets Strings
Initial Design Base Enclosure supports Top Dome Add walls here ~ 4.5’ Guitar Strings (4x5=20)
Solenoid Boxes The Details 4 Guitar Strings DAC Circuit Board • Electronic • 120V External power source • LabView controls NI 3501 DAC • DAC controls circuit board components for all 20 guitar strings DAC 10kΩ Resistor Bipolar Transistor Steady State Relay (SSR) Solenoid (inductor) (x20) • Solenoids strike guitar strings
Overall Status Still on Schedule (we think)!
Completed Work • Course Requirements (up to 2/19/2008) • Construction of wooden base enclosure and dome with guitar strings/tuners • Construction of complete circuit • On Board:20x (10kΩ Resistors, Bipolar Transistors, SSRs, and all necessary wire connections to DAQ) • Wire connections between 5 Solenoid Boxes and Circuit Board • Striker box design
Current Work • Continue researching sound therapy and existing devices • Improve quality of sound generated • Troubleshooting **
Troubleshooting • Dampen noise generated by solenoid banks • Rubber, felt, or insulation • Kinematics of strikers • Modify striker heads • Moveable walls - advantage vs. cost
Future Work • Continue Sound Therapy Research • Mechanical Optimization: consistent and reliable string striking • Modify LabView software to program music • Integrate/mount all electronic components (solenoid boxes and circuit board) • Application of Sound Therapy suggested by advisor: • Design moveable walls? Cost Benefit Analysis • Finishing work: sanding, painting, or coating • Remaining course requirements: reports, presentations, etc
What is quality? • Test and safely demonstrate the device with the assistance of Robin Midgett and Thomas Anderson, MA • Successful execution of sound therapy principles outlined by Thomas Anderson, MA • Alter/improve mental state • Monitor Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Frontal Lobe activity (EEG) Robin Midgett Thomas Anderson, MA • Rhythimicist – Physics, Drums, Didjeridu, Beat-Box • Sound Healing Science • – International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ecognosis.org, ICRL.org • Vanderbilt Electronics Technician, Dept of Mechanical Engineering
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References • Krout, R.E., 2001 The effects of single-session music therapy interventions on the observed and self-reported levels of pain control, physical comfort, and relaxation of hospice patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 18, 6:383-390. • Wigram, T., Saperston, B. & West, R., 1995 The Art and Science of Music Therapy: A Handbook. Chur, Switzerland: Harwood Academic Publishers, 34-49. • Sound Healers Association. 13 Dec. 2007 <http://www.soundhealersassociation.org/>.