Mechanical design of PlayLamp : a minimally intrusive device for recording the behavior of children at-risk of developmental disorders

• Main Author: Steger, Stephen Andrew
• Other Authors: Deb K. Roy.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
• Subjects: Mechanical Engineering.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45308

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (leaf 35). === This thesis paper documents the design process, decisions, and outcomes of the design of the physical form factor of PlayLamp, a device for video and audio recording the development of children at-risk of having developmental disorders in development at MIT's Media Lab Cognitive Machines Group. The physical form of PlayLamp is intended to be non-intrusive and have easy non-destructive installation while being aesthetically appealing and respectful of privacy. The end goal is to use the recorded information to develop computer models of behavioral patterns associated with these disorders. === by Stephen Andrew Steger. === S.B.