P13032: Adjustable Bench for Sailing

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Project Summary	Project Information
For an updated project description, click on the following link for the 1-Page Project Summary. The goal of the Universal Gold Medal Sailing Seat team is to build on the work completed by RIT MSD team P12031, which can be found here. The previous system was unique in the realm of disabled sailing and was designed for one specific user, Richard Ramos, on a Sonar keel-boat. In order to increase the visibility of such a device, Mr. Ramos wishes to be able to have a similar system that can accommodate various users and adjust to their particular needs. The updated design should be a safe and functional device that improves upon the previous iteration and addresses the concerns of Mr. Ramos. The new system should allow the seat, foot rests, and hand crank to adjust, with the option of exchanging the entire seat to make a user more comfortable and changing the mechanical advantage to allow for users with different strength. Lastly, this project should allow for the use of the Jib Transfer Bench which is being designed by RIT MSD team P13031, which can be found here. P13032 Overall System	Project Name Universal Gold Medal Sailing Seat Project Number P13032 Project Family Biomedical Systems and Technologies Start Term 2012-2 End Term 2012-3 Faculty Guide Kate Leipold, Email, Schedule Elizabeth DeBartolo, Email Primary Customer Richard Ramos Jr., Email Sponsor (financial support) Mark Smith Email National Science Foundation Award

Team Members

Team Photo

Team Photo

Member	Role	Contact
Andrew Sulik	Mechanical Engineer	axs9374@rit.edu
Timothy D Slattery	Mechanical Engineer	tds5377@gmail.com
Marion Paredes Pages	Industrial Engineer	mip5210@rit.edu
Derek Topper	Mechanical Engineer	djt9208@rit.edu

Table of Contents

MSD I	Content
Planning & Execution	Useful Links, Responsibilities, CN, ES, Team Ethics, Project Plan, Peer Reviews, Risk Assessment
Systems Design	Benchmarking, FD, Concept Development & Selection, Final Concepts, Systems Design Review
Detailed Design	Eng. Analysis, Anthropometric Data, BOM, Test Plan, Project Plan, Detailed Design Review, Manufacturing and Assembly

MSD II	Content
Build, Test, Document	Assembly Instructions, Test Plan, Other Documentation
Photo Gallery	Photos from the project
Final Presentation	The final presentation given by P13032
Final Paper	Team's achievements and an overview of the system
Project Poster	The poster describing the project

Acknowledgements

Professor Leipold and Professor DeBartolo for their guidance, time and help throughout MSD I and MSD II.

Richard Ramos for lending us his knowledge and input and for serving as our primary customer.

Steve Jewett for providing us with information and design input throughout the project.

Skip Shumway (Shumway Marine) and Rochester Community Boating for providing the team with one half of a Sonar sailboat for testing and fitting, and also providing design input.

Keith Burhans for allowing us to view a new Sonar in the warehouse and for providing us with valuable information.