Thomas Sugar, PA D ’92, is working with the Military Amputee Research Program and his own team on developing a new “Spring Ankle with Regenerative Kinetics, nicknamed SPARKy.”
“The device uses lightweight energy-storing springs to provide a flex that traditional devices” cannot offer. Sugar continues to work on the device and has four subjects who have tried SPARKy. Read full article
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The University of South Florida announced two honors recently bestowed upon Dr. Salvatore Morgera, P.E., FIEEE,(FL E ’70).
In March of this year, Dr. Morgera was initiated into Tau Beta Pi under the eminent engineer designation. Recently, Dr. Morgera has been appointed Emeritus Professor at Florida Atlantic University.
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A team of four students from Michigan Tech have created a prototype, dubbed the Human-Powered Off-Road Wheelchair, for their senior capstone course.
The chair was recently on display and taken for a test-drive. The idea was to develop a vehicle that would propel disabled around the Tech Trails and other outdoor nature trails.
Team member, Heather Robertson, MI B 2009, talks about the unique experience of working on this project. “I learned about design problems, mountain bikes, and fabrication.”
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