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Lover of a Loser - A testament of hope and endurance
By Baraka J. Truss

ISBN - 10: 0-615-29835-1
ISBN - 13: 978-0-615-29835-1

What is a loser? Many people can formulate their opinions in regard to what constitutes a loser. One may say that a loser is classified as a team or an individual that is not successful in winning a particular sporting event. Modern terminology may classify a loser as one who has no potential to do anythin… Continue

Interesting almost step wise instruction PDF by Otto Bock on how to cast and how to laminate a socket:

www.ottobock.se/cps/rde/xbcr/ob_com_de/ti_646t3_dynamic_arm_d_gb.pdf

Maybe best to download and store this before they stop to make it available for everybody.

Some of you may know that I was involved in an effort to climb Mt. Denali (McKinley) with a group of disabled veterans. Details about the trip can be found here:
http://www.theveteranscoalition.org/operation_denali/

I was forced through the wise decision-making of our guide, Kirby Senden, to abandon the climb on the 14th of June, having reached just over 16k feet and the top of the… Continue

4-16-09

Phase 3: Design Phase

In phase 3 I modeled my ideas in SolidWorks analyzed my ideas in Microsoft Excel and then used my final model to make a rapid prototype. Here are the results of my many hours and late nights:

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4-14-09

It appears that my blog has fallen quite behind. I have already graduated and got my masters degree, but here is a retrospective update on what happened.

Phase 2: Concept Development

In phase 2 I compiled the information I obtained in phase 1 and came up with goals to shoot for with my design. Here are the goals that I came up with in no particular order:

1. Firm grip
2. Narrow well-mating tip
3. Efficient linkage
4. Multiple prehension patterns
5. Slender fingers for reaching into p… Continue