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| Masum - My name is Masum Billah, I am a grade 11 student in the MaST program (Math and Science Technology) at Danforth Collegiate & Technical Institute in Toronto, Ontario. I am also an aspiring programmer/innovator, and my passion for programming and technology inspired me and my partner to create a motion detecting device for the science fair. The device was originally designed for use in prosthetics, but upgrades have increased it to many other uses in the field of sports, rehabilitation, and gait-correction. In the future, we plan on creating a smartphone app, allowing us to market it since it will become a lot smaller(approximately the size of a smart watch). Finally, if I had to give advice to another student about the science fair project, it would be making sure that the idea has application to solve a real-world problem. Anyone can do a project related to science, but if it doesn’t have purpose to it, the project will become pointless. Also, you have to make sure you are interested by your topic, because you will need to spend a lot of time on it. | | Calvin - My name is Calvin Veenkamp, I am currently a grade 11 student in the MaST (Math Science and Technology) program at Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute in Toronto, Ontario. Being the Vice President of my local Venturer Scout group, I love meeting new people and helping them out with whatever they need. This is what inspired me and my partner to develop a motion detecting device for the science fair. The hopes in creating this device was to be able help those recovering from surgery with their rehabilitation in addition to personal use at home to help people correct their walk and prevent future injuries. In the future we hope to be able to be able to have the device run off of a smartphone in order to make the device usable by a large number of people. If I were to give advice to another student about the science fair it would be to make sure your project matters. In my opinion, there is no point in doing a science fair project if it has no impact, if it has no strong real world application. Other than that, make sure it is something you are passionate about. |
| Masum Billah, Calvin Veenkamp
Walking Analysis: A Gait-Way to a Better Future
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Toronto | | City: | Toronto, ON | | School: | Danforth Collegiate & Technical Inst. | | Abstract: | Gait Trackr is a economical and versatile device designed to measure the motion of a person’s limbs. It can be used by both professionals and consumers for a wide variety of applications including: research studies on human gait, monitoring rehabilitation programs, identifying harmful walking patterns, and improving sports performance. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Senior
Bronze Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $1 000.00 | Western University Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $1 000.00 | | Total | $2 000.00 | |
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