Student Work

Sweep Rigger

Public

Downloadable Content

open in viewer

The goal of this project was to design, build, and test an accessory to the existing Concept 2 Indoor Rower that would allow a rower to move in a sweep rowing motion off the water. Currently, there is one commercially available sweep ergometer which costs over four times more than the most widely used ergometer, the Concept 2. A 3D solid model of the design was made with SolidWorks which includes a mechanism that would allow the ergometer chain to stay centered while the handle moves in an arc. Two prototypes were built, the first as a structural test for comparative measurements of body variations and the second as a fully working product. The second was tested by rowers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
Creator
Publisher
Identifier
  • E-project-070909-130629
Advisor
Year
  • 2009
Sponsor
Date created
  • 2009-07-09
Resource type
Major
Rights statement

Relations

In Collection:

Items

Items

Permanent link to this page: https://digital.wpi.edu/show/zw12z6758