Meeting Time
Wednesday 4:35 PM – 5:25 PM
Project Description
The Adaptive Snowboard team is concentrated on creating an adaptive snow board system with built in suspension for their community partner, Zach Sherman, a bilateral double above-the-knee amputee. Zach currently snowboards using a binding that attaches to his prosthetics’ universal adapter, along with a pole to help with balance. His current setup has no additional suspension, causing Zach to experience hip and back pain. The team aims to alter Zach’s snowboard/bindings by adding suspension to mimic a knee joint and absorb shock while Zach is snowboarding. The team hopes to provide Zach with more comfort and relief while snowboarding without altering the height, weight, or stiffness of the snowboard significantly.