Senior Design Team 8 - PTSD Detection Device
Project Overview
Our project consists of creating a device that will detect when a Veteran is about to have a PTSD episode and then notify their service dog. We will be creating an app that connects with a smartwatch that will be collecting the Veteran's vitals. If the individual's vitals are showing symptoms of a PTSD episode our app will notify the Veteran's service dog. For the service dog our group is designing a device that will vibrate whenever the vitals show symptoms of a PTSD Episode. Our group is working with BAE Systems to complete this project along with a few American Veterans with PTSD who also have service dogs. Our reports below will have more in-depth information on the specifics of our project.Spring 2023 Presentation
System Level Diagram
Hardware Components
App Home Screen
App Vital Screen
App Bluetooth Connection Screen
Team Members
Steven Trinco
Hardware design and Discord AdminI am a Senior Electrical Engineer at Iowa State University with at least 2 years of experience in the electrical engineering professional world. These experiences are working as an electrical engineering intern at Collins Aerospace and Honeywell. My focus in electrical engineering is in Digital VLSI.
Jonathan Pixler
Hardware-software bridge and Embedded systems leaderI am a senior in Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. I have a passion for robotics and energy production. I believe that with clever engineering solutions, we can re-shape the way we create our goods with higher productivity and lower environmental costs. I have technical experience in embedded systems programming, electrical engineering, and PCB design that I am applying to our senior design project.
Maisy Millage
Writing and Upper-level softwareI am a computer engineering student at Iowa State University. I consider myself a creative person and enjoy solving problems in creative ways. Although I am majoring in computer engineering, my passion is filmmaking. Because of that I hope I can indirectly work on movies or video games by developing the graphics engines they use. For the senior design project, I will be focusing on the software aspect of the product we are creating.
Comlan Bocovo
Client interatction, Software design, and Time-managmentI am an Electrical Engineering student at Iowa State University, with a particular interest in Communications and Electromagnetics. In addition, I am minoring in Math. I plan to pursue a master's degree in Engineering while working full-time. Outside of classes, I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my kids.
Carver Bartz
Software designI am a Software Engineer at Iowa State University. I have also done development work for the Casey's store support center in Ankeny for about a year and half, I did everything from internal applications to mobile development. I am currently working for the Iowa DOT here in Ames and helping them out with various internal applications.
Sam Brang
Team organization and Electrical designI am an Electrical Engineer with a minor in biomedical engineering at Iowa State University. I have experience with the fabrication of biosensors and in the near future I hope to pursue a career within the engineering side of medical equipment. For the senior design project I will mostly be working on the hardware side of the project.
Presentations
Fall 2022 PresentationSpring 2023 Presentation
Fall Weekly Reports
Report 1Report 2
Report 3
Report 4
Report 5
Report 6
Report 7
Report 8
Fall Design Documents
Design Document: User NeedsDesign Document: Requirements
Design Document: Project Plan
Design Document: Design Contextualization and Exploration
Design Document: Proposed Design
Design Document: Testing
Final Design Document
Spring Bi-Weekly Reports
Report 1Report 2
Report 3
Report 4
Report 5
Spring Final Documents
Spring Final ReportSpring Poster
Spring Video Demo