Hydro-Spine

by Dhruv Jain and Akshay Bodla

VALUE PROPOSITION

Move confidently.

Your posture: supported.

Posture is complicated; we make it easy to maintain good posture.  Our product offers dynamic lumbar support to help you keep proper  skeletal curvature and prevent long-term, chronic back pain. Powered  by hydraulics, the exoskeleton mounts on a belt and molds to a person’s back and applies a slight pressure to keep the back in place.

PROBLEM

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The modern world's  ergodynamics unfortunately  promotes hunched backs with  poor desks.

Constantly hunching backs  often leads to back pain  caused by extended stress.

So why is there not  a system to help promote good health?

OUR SOLUTION

Here is a quick time lapse of the project process.

The primary issue of the hydro-spine was having it support its own weight and restricting its movements to model the movements of a human spine. The hydraulic action is performed by two syringes connected by clear tubing.

OUR PRODUCT

On the right are two gifs of our product working. As shown, the movement is hydraulic powered, and cable assisted.

THE TEAM

AKSHAY BODLA

Computer Engineering Major Business Minor

DHRUV JAIN

Computer Science Major