{"id":4519,"date":"2016-06-28T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2016-06-28T11:31:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:31:37","slug":"armed-to-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/2016\/06\/armed-to-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed to Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/2016\/06\/armed-to-succeed\/lydia3_cmyk-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4773 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lydia3_CMYK-copy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of student Lydia Carroll \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lydia3_CMYK-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lydia3_CMYK-copy.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Lydia Carroll\u2019s \u201916 undergraduate major\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bme.jhu.edu\/\">biomedical engineering<\/a>\u2014is a sweet spot at the intersection of two passions: neuroscience and \u201cbuilding stuff.\u201d So a 2015 summer internship with the Johns Hopkins University <a href=\"http:\/\/jhuapl.edu\">Applied Physics Laboratory<\/a>\u2019s prosthetics group felt like nothing short of heaven.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s phenomenally cool stuff,\u201d says Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll was part of <a href=\"http:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/2015\/10\/19\/spur-program-infosession\">SPUR, the Summer Program in Undergraduate Research<\/a>. The partnership pairs engineering undergrads with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhuapl.edu\/\">APL<\/a> mentors for projects ranging from missile systems to secure communications.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll\u2019s task was to take the next step on an already groundbreaking journey. APL researchers had recently developed a procedure for mounting a prosthetic arm to a residual limb using a new procedure, which bypasses the often-uncomfortable socket and instead connects the prosthesis directly to bone. But what had been missing was the artificial sense of touch that electrodes embedded in the old socket system had permitted. Carroll\u2019s mission: Create a new biofeedback system to lend sensation to the new prosthesis and figure out how to attach the two.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll was treated like any other APL engineer. \u201cThey let me maintain ownership of the project but still provided the information I needed,\u201d she says. She had access to experts, recruited and led a team of other interns to help her, and was expected to produce a viable product. Ten weeks, one control interface, one CAD mechanical interface, and one MATLAB feedback device later, she had a prototype.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was amazed at how fast she picked up new skills,\u201d says her APL mentor, Robert Armiger, MS \u201906.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time I\u2019ve really felt like an engineer,\u201d Carroll says. \u201cIt\u2019s made me a lot more willing to dive into things that seem impossible at first glance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And she hasn\u2019t stopped. Carroll stayed on at APL to continue her task, using it as her senior project for the fall. In the winter, Armiger hired her part time. She\u2019s hoping to continue her work at APL while earning a master\u2019s degree in robotics and plans to apply for a full-time position once school is behind her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lydia Carroll\u2019s \u201916 undergraduate major\u2014biomedical engineering\u2014is a sweet spot at the intersection of two passions: neuroscience and \u201cbuilding stuff.\u201d So a 2015 summer internship with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory\u2019s prosthetics group felt like nothing short of heaven. \u201cIt\u2019s phenomenally cool stuff,\u201d says Carroll. 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