Title page for E-project-043007-165755

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2007-04-30

Authors
Rohit S Bhalla, BE
Christopher Brian Doody, ME
Richard William McGuinness, ME
Sean K O'Dowd, BE

URN E-project-043007-165755

Title Design of a releasable snowboard binding system to prevent upper body injury

Advisor
Brown, Christopher A., ME

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
The objective of this project was to design, build, and test a snowboard binding system that prevents upper body injury to snowboarders due to the "flyswatter effect". This effect occurs when the user catches the longitudinal edge of the snowboard during turns, swinging the user's upper body towards the terrain. The system was designed to release under shear stress caused by the effect, and a moment lock mechanism activated by normal riding forces was integrated to prevent inadvertent release.

Files
ME-CAB-1084.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2007-04-30
Authors	Rohit S Bhalla, BE Christopher Brian Doody, ME Richard William McGuinness, ME Sean K O'Dowd, BE
URN	E-project-043007-165755
Title	Design of a releasable snowboard binding system to prevent upper body injury
Advisor	Brown, Christopher A., ME
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The objective of this project was to design, build, and test a snowboard binding system that prevents upper body injury to snowboarders due to the "flyswatter effect". This effect occurs when the user catches the longitudinal edge of the snowboard during turns, swinging the user's upper body towards the terrain. The system was designed to release under shear stress caused by the effect, and a moment lock mechanism activated by normal riding forces was integrated to prevent inadvertent release.
Files	ME-CAB-1084.pdf