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Cal Poly Sit Ski: Final Report, Marc Bergreen, David Bydalek, Ross Gompertz
Cal Poly Sit Ski: Final Report, Marc Bergreen, David Bydalek, Ross Gompertz
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to design, build, and test a Sit Ski for the US Adaptive Ski Team. The design is for Mr. Marlon Shepard, a new competitor on the Ski Team, who is in need of a new racing sit ski. Some of the top design priorities include reduced weight, increased rider comfort, and increased durability over existing designs. With these design considerations in mind, our team from Cal Poly designed, built and tested a cross country sit ski in June 2010 at the mechanical engineering senior project expo. The project was sponsored by a National Science …