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Heated Clothing for Safe Body Temperature Regulation for Quadriplegic Wearer

Heated Clothing for Safe Body Temperature Regulation for Quadriplegic Wearer. Team # 1 Albert Alexander Steven Shane Melissa Stroud Stephen Zajac. Mobility. 1.5 million Americans rely on wheelchairs 3.3% suffer serious accidents each year 11% of these accidents are environment-related.

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Heated Clothing for Safe Body Temperature Regulation for Quadriplegic Wearer

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  1. Heated Clothing for Safe Body Temperature Regulation for Quadriplegic Wearer Team # 1 Albert Alexander Steven Shane Melissa Stroud Stephen Zajac

  2. Mobility • 1.5 million Americans rely on wheelchairs • 3.3% suffer serious accidents each year • 11% of these accidents are environment-related

  3. Our Goal • Increase the independence of poikilotherms • Greater endurance in harsher weather • A robust platform for further improvements to the lives of quadriplegics

  4. Garment • With Safety addressed, what about comfort? • Tygon medical-grade tubing • Insulating Calico lining

  5. Control Philosophy • Automatic Regulation • Five Temperature Settings • Soft safety • Water temperature cutoff • Body Temperature monitored • “Off” setting • Diagnostic monitoring

  6. PSoC: Powerful Programming Platform • Programmable System on Chip • Flexible, customizable • Programming framework • Multiple A/D, PWM D/A • Designer IDE

  7. Thermoelectric • Advantages of the Peltier Junction • Bi-directional heat pump • Solid state • Performance • 1L cooled 40°F in 10 minutes

  8. Power Management

  9. Grounding

  10. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors • The Wochholz Endowment And Mr. Stephen Blosser & Daniel Cashen

  11. Questions

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