Muscular dystrophy is a condition that affects approximately 1 out of every three and a half to six thousand men. This condition severely limits an individual's movement as they age, meaning tasks and hobbies that they once were capable of doing, become more difficult as time passes. As such, there is a need to provide musicians with muscular dystrophy a solution to restore their ability to interact with their instruments. Our group sought to provide one potential solution to this problem by working with an individual who has muscular dystrophy, and designing a way to allow them to play the drums given their limited mobility. To do this, we designed a EMF touch circuit which sends MIDI information to a computer to be able to play the drums or any other electronic instrument the user wants. This circuit was then printed onto a PCB and put in a portable enclosure so that the user could easily setup and use the final product. Upon delivering this project to the user, they shared it was fully functional and easy to use. They wanted there to be some more comfort, but overall they found it was able to do what they wanted of being able to play music.

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Creator

• Harrington, Luke
• Tang, Dexuan
• Hollyer, Joshua

Subject

• Computing
• Inclusion
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031924-220538
• 118977

关键词

• MIDI
• Instrument
• Music
• Touch sensors
• Accessibility
• Muscular Dystrophy

Advisor

• Bitar, Stephen John

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-03-19

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Source

• E-project-031924-220538

Rights statement

• In Copyright