Minneapolis, MN
August 23, 2022
June 26, 2022
June 29, 2022
Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1
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10.18260/1-2--40427
https://peer.asee.org/40427
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Bala Maheswaran is currently a senior faculty in the College of Engineering, Northeastern University. He has contributed and authored over one hundred publications consisting of original research and education-related papers, and conference proceedings. He has over twenty years of experience in teaching at Northeastern University. He is the Chair of the Engineering Physics Division, ASEE, Chair and executive board member, ASEE NE Section; the co-chair of TASME Conference (Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering, Toronto, Canada), Academic Member and the Unit Head, Electrical Engineering, ATINER (Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece).
A charismatic educator, Dr. Maheswaran has received several awards including the Northeastern University first-year Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award twice, the ASEE-Northeast Section Outstanding Teaching Award, the ASEE Division Distinguished Educator and Service Award. He was also the nominee for the ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Medal and nominated to be the ASEE Fellow. Honoring his outstanding contribution, the TASME presented an award in his name at the 24th year award ceremony: “Dr. Bala Maheswaran Junior Faculty Award 2020 for Excellence in Science Education”, and awarded him the Life Time Achievement Award in 2021.
Graduated from Needham High School in 2021. Captain of the Speech and Debate team and the Water Polo team.
Currently enrolled as a student at Northeastern University as a Civil Engineering major. Currently involved in ASEE, Engineers Without Borders, Improv Club, and Board Game design club
First year college of engineering student in Northeastern University
Abstract The inherent complexity of the human neurological system requires significant empirical data in order to properly prescribe accurate treatments. To observe the effectiveness of said treatments for tremors, medical professionals must rely on anecdotal data from patients, which is often inaccurate or imprecise. If medical professionals were able to see accurate and important metrics related to tremors, such as oscillation frequency and occurrence frequency, then they would be better equipped to judge treatment effectiveness. This is the aim of the Essential Leg Tremor Monitoring Device.
This paper explores the accuracy and viability of the Essential Leg Tremor Monitoring Device in the collection of data for Essential Action-Kinetic Tremors. The data observed in this paper was not collected from actual patients suffering from the condition, due to a lack of available sufferers, however, the participants in data collection replicated the relative oscillation frequency of Action-Kinetic Essential Tremors to the best of their abilities. The device, consisting of a simple IMU (inertial measurement unit) connected via Bluetooth to the user’s phone, was ultimately inconsistent in its display of data. However, as an integrated system, it shows promise.
Maheswaran, B., & Eyler, E., & Song, Y. (2022, August), Viability of the Essential Leg Tremor Monitoring Device Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40427
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