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dc.contributor.advisorDave Wallace.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVasquez, Elliot B. (Elliot Benjamin), 1982-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-05-15T20:30:34Z
dc.date.available2006-05-15T20:30:34Z
dc.date.copyright2004en_US
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32794
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 21).en_US
dc.description.abstractA theoretical investigation towards the redesign of the base and the tilting module of the Solitary Lift prototype improved the machine with a weight reduction of 5.731bs. Besides lighter weight, the other criteria used to measure improvement were speed, ease of use, and durability. In these areas this iteration of the prototype increased the speed to raise the tilter by 25 seconds, replaced a complicated locking mechanism with a familiar sleeve lock found on folding tables, and considered the substitution of plastic materials for aluminum in the structure.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Elliot B. Vasquez.en_US
dc.format.extent25 p.en_US
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.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.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleSolitary lift : redesigning the base and tilter modules to meet customer needsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc57583506en_US


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