MATRIX APPLIED COMPUTING CONSUMER GOODS CASE STUDYAsk a kid if they like trampolines and their eyes are sure to light up with joy. But ask some parents and you may get an entirely different response. Despite tightened manufacturing standards, covered springs and frames, and safety net enclosures, some 90,000 children are still injured on traditional trampolines every year in the United States alone. Still, the equipment is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Dr. Keith Alexander, an associate professor of engineering at Canterbury University, New Zealand, felt there had to be a safer way to enjoy the trampoline. “I always believed that, as an engineer, I should be doing things that benefit people,” he says. When his wife nixed his plans to buy a conventional trampoline fo

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