BIO

My name is Laney Windlan, I am a first year Civil Engineering Major at Florida State University, and I am from Hudson, Florida. My research project focused on the development of prosthetic devices which I am very Interested in and passionate about.

3D Printed Assistive Devices

Abstract

The majority of publicly available, 3D-printable prosthetic devices typically serve an exclusively aesthetic purpose; nearly all of them do not actually function, do not sufficiently fit, or otherwise fail to meet a person’s needs. The goal of this project is to develop a functional, customizable, and ideally fully 3D-printable prosthetic device to publish publicly and freely for the public to download and use at minimal cost and effort to assemble. By performing literature review on previously designed models for prosthetic hands and adapting the ideas in different ways through SOLIDWORKS, we are aiming to design a suitable device to reach as large of an audience as possible that is comfortable, aesthetically pleasing, and functional, with minimal effort to assemble. The functionality of the device will be measured by using a dynamometer to assess grip force, and then compare this to the grip force required for everyday tasks.

Keywords: Prosthetics, Engineering, Biology