Exer-station 2007

Quang Bui Derrick Newsome

Exercise peripheral for gaming

Group 27

Sponsor

• Proposed by Marshall Summar• Associate Professor in

Pediatrics who is specialized in dealing withdisabled children

• Ken Roberts• Experienced Engineer, MBA student with

youth exercise interests

Project Background

• Parents cannot motivate their kids to exercise

• Kids willing to game but not exercise

• Some of the kids have disabilities that make it difficult to exercise

Market Background

• Device is for kids who have an unhealthy amount of body fat

• Obesity caused from physical disabilities such as down syndrome

Market Potential

• The product will be targeted toward disabled and obese children

• Doctors and pediatricians

• Rehabilitation centers

• Kid friendly fitness centers

Project Overview Goals

• Require exercise to function

• Useable while sitting

• Burn 100 calories per 35 minutes– 20 minutes of moderate dancing– 12 minute jog in place

• Be kid-proof

• Present to tech transfer

Project Overview Goals (cont)

• First prototype - first week of February

• Refined prototype - end of February

Features

• Integrate Pedal or stepping as exercise

• Disconnect or continue play?

• Variable resistance

• Playstation and Resistance Lock system

Previous Project 2003

• Wired a unicycle to control the up and down arrows.

• Only worked for games that focus on holding up to play

• Use current generator to measure motion

• Finished only a very basic prototype

Work Completed

• Determined needed features and specs

• Determined 2 circuitry methods to wire controller

• Ordered parts for initial prototype

• Designed kid proof lock

Current Work

• Meet with Tech Transfer

• Assemble first prototype

• Find parts for kid proof lock

Future Work

• Analyzing the circuitry of other consoles

• Determine changes for refined prototype

• Test effectiveness of machine by measuring calorie burn

• Test functionality on different game types

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