Sustainable and Modular Design and Fabrication of a New Line of Outdoor Fitness Equipment with a Variable Resistance Module and Hybrid Solar Battery Energy Management Systems

保持活跃是保持健康的最佳方式之一，也可以改善人们的整体福祉和生活质量。付费健身俱乐部在保持加拿大人健康方面很有价值，尽管它们在成本和/或到个人工作地点或居住地的距离方面往往是负担不起的。由于 ** 这个公园已成为一个健康服务和医疗保健系统的一个组成部分，为所有年龄和 ** 各行各业 ** 积极游乐场设备公司。(APE)，一家总部位于安大略省的公司，拥有20多年的经验 ** 设计和制造广泛的娱乐产品，包括户外健身设备，并已 ** 在加拿大各地的公园安装设备。APE已经开发了第一和第二系列健身器材 **，由于其成功，准备开发第三代模型。兰顿学院和APE已经联手合作设计，制造，安装和 ** 优化的户外健身设备的新系列与许多新的和令人兴奋的功能，包括 ** 可持续性，模块化，可拆卸性，可变阻力，环保保护涂层和 ** 使用可再生材料。**应用研究项目将由学院的Shahram Karimi博士的工业研究主席领导，** 将涉及他的研究团队，由研究技术人员和学生组成，他们将与 **APE团队密切合作开展研究活动。该应用研究项目将为APE创建一个新的产品系列，这将增加他们的收入并创造就业机会，同时为学生提供学习新工艺和技术的机会，同时支持加拿大人的健康。

Staying active is one of the best ways to keep healthy and can also improve peoples overall well-being and**quality of life. Paid fitness clubs are valuable in keeping Canadians healthy, although they are often**unaffordable in terms of cost and/or distance to individuals' place of work or place of residence. Because of**this public parks have become a health service and an integral part of the healthcare system for all ages and**walks of life**Active Playground Equipment Inc. (APE), an Ontario-based company has more than 20 years of experience**designing and fabricating a wide range of recreational products including outdoor fitness equipment and have**installed equipment in parks across Canada. APE has developed a first and second line of fitness equipment**and due to its success are ready to develop the third generation model.**Lambton College and APE have joined forces to collaborate on design, fabrication, installation and**optimization of a new line of outdoor fitness equipment with many new and exciting features including**sustainability, modularity, upgradeability, variable resistance, environmentally friendly protective coatings and**use of renewable materials.**The applied research project will be lead by Industrial Research Chair of College's Dr. Shahram Karimi and**will involve his research team consisting of research technician's and students who will work closely with the**APE team to carry out the research activities. The applied research project will create a new line of products**for APE that will increase their revenue and create jobs while providing an opportunity for students to learn**about new processes and technologies, while supporting the health of Canadian's.