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Drop Rehab

Solo Project
Project Duration: 3 weeks
Skills Developed: Electronics (ESP32, Arduino IDE, Circuit Design), Game Design (Unreal Engine), Creativity and Crafts, Primary Research.
2024

Stroke impacts 1 in 6 people worldwide, with 20-30% developing foot drop. While treatments like surgery and electrical stimulation exist, motor control recovery often relies on intensive rehabilitation, requiring hundreds of repetitive motions daily. However, adherence is low, with only 31% of patients following home exercise regimens. These treatments also fail to sufficiently stimulate the brain's cognitive coordination, which is key to faster recovery.

Therefore, I developed a wearable device integrated with an endless runner game for foot drop rehabilitation, focusing on making the process more engaging, dignified, trackable for therapists, and still effective in strengthening muscles.

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BRIEF OVERVIEW

Drop Foot

Developed Device Worn by User

Project Aims with a Digital and Physical Intervention (Green)

Hardware

The design offers convenient wear, one-handed operation, adjustable strap tightness for comfort, separate flexibility adjustment slots on both sides of the foot, and modular bands for easy progressive overload.

Componets of Developed Device Embedded with Stretch Sensors, sending serial readings to digital interface

Software

Arduino IDE

Game Development (Unreal Engine)

In-Game Feature Explanations

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I am completing my final year at Imperial College London as a master’s student in Sep 2025, and I am now looking for a job in the engineering sector to begin in 2025. Please reach out if you would like to know more about me, or just to connect and discuss more in an online coffee chat!