[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":161},["ShallowReactive",2],{"torq":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":144,"extension":154,"meta":155,"navigation":157,"path":156,"seo":158,"stem":159,"__hash__":160},"content/projects/torq.md","TORQ",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":143},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,25,28,32,35,39,44,47,60,64,67,73,76,81,92,97,105,110,113,117,125,129,137,140],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"torq",[14,15],"hr",{},[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"v2","V2",[22,23,24],"p",{},"TORQ is a portable doorknob attachment designed for people with arthritis or hand dexterity issues. It quickly converts round doorknobs into an easy-to-use lever, reducing the grip strength and wrist rotation needed to open doors with doorknobs, helping users live more independently.",[22,26,27],{},"As part of a small team of 4 designers, we are working on the second version of TORQ, improving both its aesthetics and functionality through the use of both parametric and direct modeling methods and through the introduction of electromechanical systems.",[17,29,31],{"id":30},"the-goal","The Goal",[22,33,34],{},"Our goal with TORQ is to create an accessibility device that allows individuals with hand dexterity issues to overcome the challenge of opening doors that utilize doorknobs. We hope to reduce the gripping effort necessary by as much as possible. At this point in the process, we have two distinct ideas.",[17,36,38],{"id":37},"the-process","The Process",[40,41,43],"h3",{"id":42},"user-needs-identification","User Needs Identification",[22,45,46],{},"Through various online surveys and by getting in contact with individuals that we know personally who suffer from arthritis, we collected a few key needs for our product:",[48,49,50,54,57],"ul",{},[51,52,53],"li",{},"Reduce the need to bend fingers as much as possible",[51,55,56],{},"Make it portable",[51,58,59],{},"Make it look sleek, not medical",[40,61,63],{"id":62},"initial-designing-low-fidelity-prototyping","Initial Designing & Low-Fidelity Prototyping",[22,65,66],{},"We began with a wide array of designs. We took each need and developed a design that uniquely solved each one. As we continued prototyping and testing, we picked our best ideas and began merging them together to create a product that satisfies all of the needs listed above. This led us to our two current ideas:",[22,68,69],{},[70,71,72],"strong",{},"1. Squeeze Design",[22,74,75],{},"This design reduces the gripping strength necessary to grasp a doorknob while maintaining an incredibly sleek look.",[22,77,78],{},[70,79,80],{},"Pros:",[48,82,83,86,89],{},[51,84,85],{},"Clean, sleek design",[51,87,88],{},"Portable, similar in size to a phone",[51,90,91],{},"Easy to manufacture and rapidly alter as necessary",[22,93,94],{},[70,95,96],{},"Cons:",[48,98,99,102],{},[51,100,101],{},"comparatively more grip strength required",[51,103,104],{},"Consistent bending of the product can harm longevity",[22,106,107],{},[70,108,109],{},"2. Actuated Design",[22,111,112],{},"This design essentially eliminates any gripping strength normally required to grasp a doorknob.",[22,114,115],{},[70,116,80],{},[48,118,119,122],{},[51,120,121],{},"Eliminates grip strength completely",[51,123,124],{},"Operation requires simple button or switch activation",[22,126,127],{},[70,128,96],{},[48,130,131,134],{},[51,132,133],{},"Significantly harder to make aesthetic, electromechanical system makes it bulky",[51,135,136],{},"More parts necessary, more failure points",[138,139],"br",{},[22,141,142],{},"With these ideas, we will move onto high-fidelity prototyping, design reviews, and user testing.",{"title":144,"searchDepth":145,"depth":145,"links":146},"",2,[147,148,149],{"id":19,"depth":145,"text":20},{"id":30,"depth":145,"text":31},{"id":37,"depth":145,"text":38,"children":150},[151,153],{"id":42,"depth":152,"text":43},3,{"id":62,"depth":152,"text":63},"md",{"_path":156},"/projects/torq",true,{"title":5,"description":144},"projects/torq","GLKh19Wbqx65v0qxWF5JODX6T-5azdXHUnnUitLIPGM",1774897929739]