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Novel American Ninja Warrior Obstacle
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Objectives
Design a rules-compliant American Ninja Warrior obstacle, then validate its structural integrity using stress analysis to ensure the obstacle is safe.
Outcomes and Contributions
The American Ninja Warrior Challenge is a competition where athletes traverse difficult obstacles. As part of a team, I researched, designed, 3D modeled, and structurally validated a novel obstacle. I was responsible for conducting research to identify existing obstacles and define initial design parameters, modeling the team’s initial designs in SOLIDWORKS, and performing necessary stress analysis calculations, both manually and using Mathcad, to evaluate our design and ensure its safety for competition.
Technical Details
The final design features inclined monkey bars with rotating handlebars. The obstacle itself is 17 feet long, with the lowest points of the monkey bars hanging 6 feet above the ground. Over the course of three submissions, I analyzed torsional stress in the handlebars when an athlete grips them in the switch grip position, the bending and deflection of the handlebars when an athlete hangs from them, and the stresses at each critical cross-section of the handlebars. Detailed calculations and results can be found in the submissions and poster below.
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