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  1. personal heating and cooling for people with paraplegia

  2. body temperature regulation Body gets cold Body gets hot Person starts to Person starts to shiver sweat Body warms up Body cools down

  3. body temperature regulation Body gets cold Body gets hot Person starts to Person starts to shiver sweat Body warms up Body cools down

  4. body temperature regulation Body gets cold Body gets hot Person starts to Person starts to shiver sweat Body warms up Body cools down

  5. body temperature regulation interrupted by spinal cord injury Body gets cold Body gets hot Body stays cold Body stays hot

  6. on a fall day... “On a fall day most people go outside without a jacket and they come back into a heated building and they get warm again. But when I do the same thing, I stay cold for the rest of the day and will shiver through all my classes.” -Emily Obert, MIT’11

  7. heating & cooling 23.9° C auto

  8. Heating & Cooling � Subtle

  9. Heating & Cooling Subtle � Safe

  10. Heating & Cooling Subtle Safe � Unique

  11. User Needs � Detachable

  12. User Needs Detachable � Convenient

  13. User Needs Detachable Convenient � Versatile

  14. heating

  15. heating

  16. heating moisture-proof vinyl

  17. heating insulating & reflective padding

  18. heating resistive wire network

  19. safe Pulse-Width Modulation Sensors Thermal Fuses

  20. controls 24.6° C

  21. controls 25.2° C

  22. controls 26.9° C

  23. controls 23.9° C auto

  24. power 6 hours of continuous use 12 hours of cycled use 4-5 year lifespan

  25. cooling

  26. cooling cooling pad cooling system power pack

  27. cooling

  28. cooling phase change material (PCM) water reservoir

  29. cooling

  30. cooling

  31. cooling phase change water material reservoir (PCM)

  32. cooling

  33. cooling cooling pad

  34. cooling cooling pad water reservoir

  35. cooling cooling pad water reservoir PCM reservoir

  36. cooling cooling pad water reservoir PCM reservoir

  37. cooling cooling pad water reservoir PCM reservoir

  38. cooling cooling pad water reservoir PCM reservoir

  39. cooling cooling pad water reservoir PCM reservoir

  40. market � 400,000 people with spinal cord injuries

  41. market 400,000 people with spinal cord injuries � 200,000 people with paraplegia

  42. competition echKewl Ready Heat Blanketro T ThermAssis l t Heating Cooling Mobile Subtle Safe

  43. pricing � $1,200 selling price

  44. pricing $1,200 selling price � $120 material cost

  45. pricing $1,200 selling price $120 material cost � $360 total cost per unit

  46. cash flow Net Cumulative Cash Flow Projection Cash Flow (Millions)

  47. cash flow Net Cumulative Cash Flow Projection Cash Flow (Millions)

  48. cash flow Net Cumulative Cash Flow Projection Cash Flow (Millions)

  49. cash flow Net Cumulative Cash Flow Projection Cash Flow (Millions)

  50. Heating & Cooling Subtle Safe 23.9° C auto Unique

  51. thank you Instructors & Mentors � Prof. David Wallace Matt Duplessie Ilan Moyer Warren Seering Melody Kuna Jane Kokernak Josh Ramos Eric Statz Dick Fenner Eliza Eddison Bill Cormier Jordan Nollman Joe Cronin Shaohui Foong Jim Dudley Steve Haberek Doctors & Users � Dr. John Handrakis Emily Obert Diana Elledge Colleen Rock Jim Cesario Spinal Cord Injury Forum Dr. Jain Spaulding Rehabilitation Center Life Savers � Barbara Hughey Michael Glombicki Danielle Morimoto Sareena Avadhany Cathy Wu Gail Cormier Tyler Thompson Johanna Chong Alexandre Milouchev

  52. by the numbers Heating Cooling 33 W 7.6 W 12 V 12 V 2.8 A 1 A Fuse trips at 60˚C PCM melts at 15˚C Max pad T of 41˚C Max pad T of 41˚C . 5 lbs 5.75lbs Power 3.5 lbs

  53. average pad?

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