The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005.
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| author | McKenney, Kyle S. (Kyle Scott) |
| author2 | Alexander H. Slocum. |
| author_facet | Alexander H. Slocum. McKenney, Kyle S. (Kyle Scott) |
| author_sort | McKenney, Kyle S. (Kyle Scott) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/329552019-04-11T08:05:58Z The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps McKenney, Kyle S. (Kyle Scott) Alexander H. Slocum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. A foam structure that is attached to the bottom of a shoe worn while exercising in the water was designed, developed, and prototyped. The structure freely bends downward so as to provide little resistance when the foot is raised, but is resistant to bending upward when the foot is pressed down, thereby increasing resistance and enhancing the in-water exercise effect. The structure is called AquaFlaps. Several sketch models were made in the development of the idea leading to several foam prototypes created using the water jet. Testing of these models and prototypes yielded useful data which helped towards the final design. Testing also demonstrated that the product achieves the desired results. A provisional patent was filed. by Kyle S. McKenney. S.B. 2006-05-15T20:41:44Z 2006-05-15T20:41:44Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32955 62786070 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 39 leaves 1834701 bytes 1834373 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. McKenney, Kyle S. (Kyle Scott) The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| title | The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| title_full | The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| title_fullStr | The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| title_full_unstemmed | The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| title_short | The design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| title_sort | design and development of aquatic exercise shoe flaps |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32955 |
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