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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
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Project Name
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Universal Gold Medal Sailing Seat
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Project Number
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P13032
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Project Family
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Biomedical Systems and Technologies
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Start Term
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2012-2
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End Term
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2012-3
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Faculty Guide
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Kate Leipold, Email,
Schedule
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Elizabeth DeBartolo, Email
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Primary Customer
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Richard Ramos Jr., Email
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Sponsor (financial support)
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Mark Smith Email
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National Science Foundation Award
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