Prosthetic Prototypes 1-4

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This is iteration one of my prosthetic.

It had the following problems:

non breathable

non bendable

Noticeable

Retraction of pick is hard

More of a wearable than a prosthetic

Pick will need to be sturdy in order to actually work

 

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This is iteration two of my prosthetic. It solved the following problems:

Non breathable, non bendable

The following list is of problems that this prosthetic still has:

noticeable,  pick retraction, more wearable, pick durability

The following list is of problems that are new to iteration two:

Each of the three “rings” will need to be better fitted because this prototype is loose, pick is harder to retract

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This is iteration three of my prosthetic. It solved the following problems:

More of a wearable, Somewhat fixed noticability, better ring fitting

The following list is of problems that this prosthetic still has:

Pick retraction, pick durability, noticeability, but to a smaller degree.

The following list is of problems that are new to iteration three:

 

 

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This is iteration four of my prosthetic. The idea is to graft the prosthetic structure under the skin. Obviously, I won’t be doing that for the project, but I will evoke a similar effect by photographing my group members skin and assembling that onto this ring structure. 

 It solved the following problems:

Noticability, prosthetic size and color calibration

The following list is of problems that this prosthetic still has:

Pick durability, Pick retraction

The following list is of problems that are new to iteration four:

Cost of processes outlined above???

1 Comment

  1. Ruth · November 12, 2014 Reply

    Brian, also try totally different approaches to the same idea. How can you solve the problem of the pick being noticeable? Can you camouflage it as jewelry? Or perhaps as an injured finger with a bandaid?
    How can you explore the problem of retraction? Independently try out a number of things. Move away from this particular solution, which you’re trying to perfect. There may be completely other approaches you have not considered,

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