Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge and Selection 

 I took a course called Mechatronics Device Innovation in which we had to do make a Medical Device for   Patient ’s with Parkinson ’s disease from scratch . Proper posture is the main concern for these patients   because of their constant use of walker as they apply a lot of force on the handles than required . So , our   main challenge was to think of a way in which we could measure this force and let the patients know while   they are applying a lot of force than required . Thinking of a system which would do the required work and   not affect the patients at the same time was a big challenge as most of these patients are quite old . 

 This is where the Visualization tool or Visual thinking came into effect . We were a group of four , hence to   achieve a shared understanding and a common ground this was important . This was the first time I had to   use such an approach . We did a lot of brainstorming and visualized scenarios which were almost impossible .   But that was the whole point of this exercise , thinking about the impossible and making something which   would be close to being tangible . Sometimes we might think that an idea is n’t great but somebody else in   the group can make a few tweaks to it and it becomes something that ’s possible . 

 Application and Insight 

 Just to get the creative juices flowing I always like to play this simple game for about 5 minutes . We have   a balloon ; the balloon goes around in a circle and each of us should tell a way in which using this balloon   we could go to outer space . After this , we started by jotting down all the ideas or ways in which we could   deal with the Medical Device challenge . Each of us suggested different ideas and concepts to solve this   problem . Once we had all the concepts written down we started by analyzing each one of them in a sense   that it would be cost effective , efficient and easy to manufacture . 

 We performed Pugh Chart analysis to narrow down to three main concepts . This is where our main concept   visualization came into effect . I sketched the basic design of the entire system of all the three concepts . The   first concept included the patient wearing a glove which could detect the amount of weight the person was   applying . In this , we realized that that the kind of gloves , sizes would vary a lot . Also , patients in old age   would n’t want to wear gloves as it would hinder their other activity . The second concept was having a   sensor that would detect the posture of the person , but this again would mean the patient wearing the sensor .   Our third visualization was having a sensor on the walker handle itself which would measure the force   acting on it . I sketched the entire system with the sensor and all the subsystems . This is the system that we   presented in the class as well . 

 The sketching of this design helped me in a lot of ways . Having an idea of how the system would look   when it is implemented on the walker , and where changes could be made so that the system would also   look aesthetic on the walker . But more than us , it was important to convey this idea to the people who were   completely new to the concept . When we first mentioned the idea most of the people and the clinicians   did n’t get it . But having made a conceptual sketch of the design helped everyone in figuring how the final   design concept would look . We got a lot of feedback from everyone . This helped in making a few iterations   that improved our system by a whole lot . After this , we converted our simple sketch into a 3D model for an   even better understanding of the shape and size of the entire system . 

 This was a crucial step in our design process because this is where we first realized how our medical device   is going to look . Having a sketch of a concept helps others to understand what the idea looks like . This also   gave us insight in a way that other people could put in their thoughts and ideas into the sketch to make the   design an even better one . This visual concept helps in collaboration and helps reach a common ground for   everyone . 

 Approach 

 Since I now know what a powerful tool visualization can be , I would like to visualize all the ideas and   concepts which we generated initially and not only the final three that we choose . In this way , I feel those   different ideas could maybe mold into an entirely new design idea which we would n’t have thought of   unless we sketched them . This tool is a good way to start a discussion or a way to share and learn the   opinions of everyone who is involved in the design process . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge and Selection 

 I took a course called Mechatronics Device Innovation in which we had to do make a Medical Device for   Patient ’s with Parkinson ’s disease from scratch . Proper posture is the main concern for these patients   because of their constant use of walker as they apply a lot of force on the handles than required . So , our   main challenge was to think of a way in which we could measure this force and let the patients know while   they are applying a lot of force than required . Thinking of a system which would do the required work and   not affect the patients at the same time was a big challenge as most of these patients are quite old . 

 This is where the Visualization tool or Visual thinking came into effect . We were a group of four , hence to   achieve a shared understanding and a common ground this was important . This was the first time I had to   use such an approach . We did a lot of brainstorming and visualized scenarios which were almost impossible .   But that was the whole point of this exercise , thinking about the impossible and making something which   would be close to being tangible . Sometimes we might think that an idea is n’t great but somebody else in   the group can make a few tweaks to it and it becomes something that ’s possible . 

 Application and Insight 

 Just to get the creative juices flowing I always like to play this simple game for about 5 minutes . We have   a balloon ; the balloon goes around in a circle and each of us should tell a way in which using this balloon   we could go to outer space . After this , we started by jotting down all the ideas or ways in which we could   deal with the Medical Device challenge . Each of us suggested different ideas and concepts to solve this   problem . Once we had all the concepts written down we started by analyzing each one of them in a sense   that it would be cost effective , efficient and easy to manufacture . 

 We performed Pugh Chart analysis to narrow down to three main concepts . This is where our main concept   visualization came into effect . I sketched the basic design of the entire system of all the three concepts . The   first concept included the patient wearing a glove which could detect the amount of weight the person was   applying . In this , we realized that that the kind of gloves , sizes would vary a lot . Also , patients in old age   would n’t want to wear gloves as it would hinder their other activity . The second concept was having a   sensor that would detect the posture of the person , but this again would mean the patient wearing the sensor .   Our third visualization was having a sensor on the walker handle itself which would measure the force   acting on it . I sketched the entire system with the sensor and all the subsystems . This is the system that we   presented in the class as well . 

 The sketching of this design helped me in a lot of ways . Having an idea of how the system would look   when it is implemented on the walker , and where changes could be made so that the system would also   look aesthetic on the walker . But more than us , it was important to convey this idea to the people who were   completely new to the concept . When we first mentioned the idea most of the people and the clinicians   did n’t get it . But having made a conceptual sketch of the design helped everyone in figuring how the final   design concept would look . We got a lot of feedback from everyone . This helped in making a few iterations   that improved our system by a whole lot . After this , we converted our simple sketch into a 3D model for an   even better understanding of the shape and size of the entire system . 

 This was a crucial step in our design process because this is where we first realized how our medical device   is going to look . Having a sketch of a concept helps others to understand what the idea looks like . This also   gave us insight in a way that other people could put in their thoughts and ideas into the sketch to make the   design an even better one . This visual concept helps in collaboration and helps reach a common ground for   everyone . 

 Approach 

 Since I now know what a powerful tool visualization can be , I would like to visualize all the ideas and   concepts which we generated initially and not only the final three that we choose . In this way , I feel those   different ideas could maybe mold into an entirely new design idea which we would n’t have thought of   unless we sketched them . This tool is a good way to start a discussion or a way to share and learn the   opinions of everyone who is involved in the design process .
### Output: 