THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

QL+ Program Manager:

Kristie Yelinek

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

The mission of the George Washington University is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings of such research.

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https://www.seas.gwu.edu/

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kristie.yelinek@qlplus.org

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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GW: HANDCYCLE LEG CARRIER
Innovative and Life Changing Solutions

GW: HANDCYCLE LEG CARRIER

Ms. Salak is a retired Army veteran who enjoys an active lifestyle. However, Ms. Salak recently sustained an injury and now uses an above-knee prosthetic. To stay active, she frequently rides her handcycle, both leisurely on local trails and competitively in marathons....

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GW: HIKING PROSTHETIC (TEAM 1)
Innovative and Life Changing Solutions

GW: HIKING PROSTHETIC (TEAM 1)

The GW Hiking Prosthetic challenge is being executed in accordance with the Quality of Life Plus (QL+) Program. The specific client, or challenger, for this project, is Rob Jones, a double transfemoral amputee. Rob served as a combat engineer in the Marine Corps; during a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010, he was wounded in action by a landmine....

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GW: HIKING PROSTHETIC (TEAM 2)
Innovative and Life Changing Solutions

GW: HIKING PROSTHETIC (TEAM 2)

Hiking and walking on uneven terrain are challenges for many transfemoral amputees. This challenge becomes even more difficult when someone is a double transfemoral amputee. Quality of Life Plus and our client, Rob Jones, presented us with the challenge to design and build a solution that will allow him and other prosthetic users to hike on uneven terrain more efficiently....

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GW: UNSTABLE CHAIR BIOFEEDBACK

GW: UNSTABLE CHAIR BIOFEEDBACK

Engineers and therapists at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are asking for the development of hardware/software interface(s) to support real-time, game-based feedback during sitting tasks on an unstable (wobble) chair. They would also like an easy way to automatically calibrate and adjust the settings for the device. This will help many patients in their recovery during rehabilitation to improve their trunk postural control for a variety of medical condition.

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