Summary
Date: November 27, 2006
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| Author: Blake Butler | Team: Uberboard |
Problem Statement
The Überboard is all about creating an improved longbaord type ride. In order to effectively implement better steering and stability, it is important to insure that the rider/board interface is responsive. This way the rider will have the best possible control over the Überboard’s movement.
Concept Generation
There are countless possibilities for a deck of the board, based on shape and materials. Any of which are possible candidates for the Überboard. The possible designs that are more helpful to the Überboard are designs of decks that allow the rider to obtain the best type of response from the board instigated by shifts in weight.
As an example of benchmarking, below is a BMW Street carver, which was benchmarked for its curved deck.
Figure 1. BMW Street Carver, www.bmw.com
Design Selection & Refinement
In order to determine the best design much benchmarking was conducted and with the thousands of possible aftermarket boards, three basic characteristics belonging to decks: flat decks, concave decks, and convex decks. From these three, one was chosen as the best.
Final Selection
A deck based on a concave deck was chosen as the best possibility. The second best design is a typical, standard, flat deck. The main reason for a concave deck is it’s better responsiveness to the riders shift in weight.
Appendix
Within the appendix are the calculations made, 3-D models of the two best designs, and a assemply drawing of the best design.
All solid models were created using ProEngineer Wildfire 3.0. Images are referenced in text.
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