Analysis of Shock Absorption by Spring-Assisted Crutch Tips

Angel Consulting was originally created to address the problem of excessive wear and tear on the joints of individuals who use crutches for long periods of time. This company has sought to alleviate these issues with a proprietary spring-assisted crutch tip, which reduces the impact of crutch use and will hopefully be able to assist people in alleviating joint damage and discomfort. The team's main purpose is to determine an optimal metric for both marketability and effectiveness and to test the prototype design to ensure the validity of assistance for people who require chronic crutch use. To do this, we first determined an optimal metric, yank, for marketability and effectiveness. We then developed test procedures to assess the viability of the yank metric and the overall viability of the spring-assisted crutch tip in assisting chronic crutch users.