Customized Snowboard Design

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Customized Snowboard Design

• Troy Webb
• Ryan Miller
• Frank Tornetta
• Griff Harold
• Advisor Dr. Wei Sun

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Background

• Snowboarding is a new sport.
• 20 years old
• Astronomical increase in participation over the
  last ten years.
• 51 increase from 1999 to 2000
• Industry worth 250 million per year
• Recently added to the Winter Olympics.

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Market Need

• Manufacturers are moving facilities from U.S. to
  foreign countries due to labor costs.
• Loss in quality is expected.
• Newer Customized market is a reaction to the
  mass production market moving overseas in an
  attempt to
• Reduce pricing Lower quality.
• Mass production does not provide all snowboarders
  with the optimal snowboard.
• Snowboarding has finally evolved into a technical
  sport creating specific market need for high-end
  product.

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Existing Competition
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Objectives

• Develop a design process to produce an optimal
  snowboard to meet unique customer specifications.
• Provide the avid snowboarder with a product that
  optimizes his/her riding experience.

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Deliverables

• Produce two snowboards.
• One designed for Ryan Miller
• The other designed for the owner of Cool Runnings
• A detailed evaluation of the snowboard by each
  rider will be performed to ensure the design
  process is effective.

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Formulation for Success

• We believe with our engineering knowledge and
  practical snowboarding experience we will develop
  a superior design process for manufacturing
  custom snowboards.
• Our engineering skills will combine mechanical
  and materials theory with industry standards to
  provide an improved design process to the market.

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Design Process Flow Chart
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Shape Design Process
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Design Process Flow Chart
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2 Dimensional Lay-out
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Design Process Flow Chart
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Stiffness Design
Limited to Wood Core Variance
Design Process
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Design Process Flow Chart
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Material Composition
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Design Process Flow Chart
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3-D Modeling and Analysis

• Create 3-D model using Pro E/Pro Mechanica or
  IDEAS
• Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Maximize weight distribution to edges

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Design Process Flow Chart
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Production of Prototypes
Vacuum Press Technique
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Performance Evaluation

• Proper flex pattern
• High speed stability
• Does chatter effect occur
• Turn initiation
• Fast or slow turning capabilities
• Turn stability
• Ability to grip snow and ice

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Timetable
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Project Costs
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Company Start-up Costs
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Questions