Throughout the project, the team worked closely with the customer to ensure that the assistive rope gripping device would meet the customer's requirements. The ultimate test of our prototype occured when we invited the customer to try the product for himself. Securing the prototype to the customer's hand was a straightforward process that took less than one minute. The customer commented that he would feel capable of fitting the gripping device to his hand with the inclusion of metal rings to aid with strapping the Velcro. The customer's thumb mobility was more limited than anticipated, and but the hall-Hall effect sensor used to close and open the mechanism proved to be operable nonetheless. Images of the fitting process and customer first impressions are shown in the photo gallery below.
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