Analysis and Re-Design of an Outdoor Fitness Equipment's Mechanism

Abstract

This research study emphasizes the importance of biomechanics and mechanics knowledge in industrial design as an interdisciplinary approach for designing safety products through an example, FE02 Stepper. First of all, the concurrency of FE02 Stepper with human movements was analysed. After the errors were determined, a new mechanism was designed and analysed by using algebraic position analysis method and implemented in Microsoft Excel 2007® and modeled by using Rhinoceros Evolution v4.0®.