About The Team
Guns...
For more embarrassing photos of Matthew, go on Facebook.
Procrastinating
The Bio-electronic Interface Project was started by 5 pupils at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh in 2011.
After enjoying the development a satisfying project and winning the Best Overall Team in Scotland at the Engineering Education Scheme in Scotland competition, and the Best CREST Gold Most Creative Project Award at Big Bang Scotland 2012. We were delighted to be invited to attend the national final, at The Big Bang Fair 2013.
But what of the partaking Famous Five+One (Famous Four+One since February 2013)? Below is a short introduction to the original team that created this project.
Team Secretary and Biologist. Medic
Owing to his interest in Medicine, Johnny added a healthcare twist to this engineering project. He was also in charge of the creation of the original report and website. He is currently studying Pre-clinical Medicine at Clare College, Cambridge.
Team LegoMan and Programmer. Engineer
Ben was in charge of the entire LEGO construction and programming interface. His craftsmanship of the NXT programme was what drove the bionic hand itself. He is currently studying Engineering at the University of Durham.
Team Electronics and Microcontroller Specialist. Natural Scientist
Will initially focussed on researching the EMG-NXT interface. He then moved on to programming for the various circuits that are fundamental to the prosthetic system. He is reading Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Team Electronics and EMG Specialist. Electronic Engineer
Matthew worked almost exclusively on the development, evolution, and refinement of the EMG system. He has demonstrated the ability to work hard when needed. He is studying Electronic Engineering at the Heriot-Watt University.
Team Feedback Specialist, Guinea Pig. Natural Scientist
August has been involved in various experimental parts of the project, including sensor and feedback component analysis (hence the nickname “guinea pig”). Unfortunately he could not be with us at the Big Bang Fair 2013 in London. He is reading Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
A Special Thanks to:
Mr Nicholls
Physics Teacher
Your support and guidance has been invaluable to us and has effectively led us through this whole project. We thank you for sacrificing many Saturday afternoons in the electronics lab, and poking at Morson to get to work.
Dr Stewart Smith and Dr Andrew Firth
School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh
You have both been of great source of support and advice during the course of our EESS project. We thank you for sharing with us your experience and equipment.
Phase 1 Prototype
