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Simple and Passive Solution
08/26/2016 at 20:06 • 0 commentsOur Team is determined to find a simple passive solution as the first measure for protecting elders against fall related injuries.
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New Team Members
08/22/2016 at 00:38 • 0 commentsWe are here to congratulate and welcome a new members onboard to the Team. John Hermiz, is a graduate student with a special interest in medical devices. Currently, he is working toward his Ph.D in University of California, San Diego.
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Human Center Design
08/22/2016 at 00:10 • 0 commentsThe goal of the Embrace team is to create a product that is truly comfortable for everyday use - human-centered design. Because of this, we will be working closely with the senior living community La Costa Glenn located in Carlsbad, CA
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Initial Prototype
08/21/2016 at 23:53 • 0 commentsTo protect against fall related injuries and gathering inspiration from a Swedish company Hövding, we wanted to put together a wearable jacket that deploys upon detecting the onset of a fall and protects the individual against fall related injuries. Our Initial Prototype was fortunate to be featured by San Diego Tribune Union. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/04/design-competition-ucsd-engineering/
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Primary MVP
08/20/2016 at 20:23 • 0 commentsAfter discussing extensively with the Embrace team, we have decided to first explore and experiment with a fall protection system that is primarily non-electronic. Using only the characteristics of the chosen material we aim to achieve 50% absorption of the impact force.
Embrace Solutions
In this project, we aim to construct a comfortable wearable system that protects elders against fall-related injuries.