Initial Research Pathway



1. For the research, our team choose AlterG Treadmill as the topic to research.

2. We first went to their official website to research about the technologies they are using and we found out that they are using NASA Differential Air Pressure (DAP) technology.

3. We use gAI(Chatgpt) to generate the features and functions. The prompt was "tell me about NASA Differential Air Pressure (DAP) technology features and functions in AlterG Treadmill"

4. We use gAI(Chatgpt) to ask of any of their competitor also uses DAP technology. The prompt was "does AlterG treadmill have any competitor in this market that also uses DAP technology?"

5. For Reader Response, I asked gAI(Chatgpt) to give sources on AlterG and it lead me to National Care of Biotechnology Information(NCBI)

6. I searched NCBI for posts on the AlterG treadmill authored by doctors and reviewed several to determine which would best align with my reader response.

7. I also visited the official AlterG website, as it provides extensive information on the product.

8. Since the DAP technology is by NASA, I also went to google search "DAP technology by NASA" to see articles about it.

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