Corey Gibson

Engineer

Maker

Inline Skater

Creator

Beat Maker?

Mountain Biker

Terrible Skier

Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson

Engineer

Maker

Inline Skater

Creator

Beat Maker?

Mountain Biker

Terrible Skier

Blog Post

Final Year Engineering Thesis – Inline Speed Skate Frame Re-design

November 19, 2023 Design, Engineering, Skating

It’s been over 20 years since I graduated from university with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. I still have many of my text books and a bound copy of my final year thesis on my book shelves at home. I also managed to find an electronic copy of my final year thesis and some of the images and technical drawings from it so I thought it was worth sharing. It’s not perfect and there is a lot of would change if I had my time again (such as not cramming a significant chunk of what was meant to be 8 months of work into the last 1 or 2 months) but I did get a ‘Distinction’ grade for it (equivalent to a ‘B’).

Unfortunately the main thesis is not one complete document. The bound copy has a lot more appendices and the PDF is missing some images but there is enough in there for a good trip down memory lane.

Thesis

Drawings

Images Of The Skate Frame Assembly

Frame Profile View
Frame Assembly Front View

Images Of The CAE Analysis

Lower Frame Stress Analysis
Upper Frame Stress Analysis
Upper Frame Stress Analysis
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