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TEAMS Academy: Assistive Technology. Team PBN’J: The Fifth Sense. 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.
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TEAMS Academy: Assistive Technology Team PBN’J:The Fifth Sense 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