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。正因为如此，公园已经成为一种健康服务，也是所有年龄段和各行各业的医疗保健系统的一个组成部分。(APE)，一家总部位于安大略省的公司，拥有20多年的设计和制造各种娱乐产品的经验，包括户外健身设备，并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的健身设备，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，安装和优化一个新的户外健身设备系列，具有许多新的和令人兴奋的功能，包括可持续性，模块化，可扩展性，可变阻力，环保保护涂层和可再生材料的使用。应用研究项目将由学院工业研究主席Shahram Karimi博士领导，并将涉及他的研究团队，该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创建一个新的产品线，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 andquality of life. Paid fitness clubs are valuable in keeping Canadians healthy, although they are oftenunaffordable in terms of cost and/or distance to individuals' place of work or place of residence. Because ofthis public parks have become a health service and an integral part of the healthcare system for all ages andwalks of lifeActive Playground Equipment Inc. (APE), an Ontario-based company has more than 20 years of experiencedesigning and fabricating a wide range of recreational products including outdoor fitness equipment and haveinstalled equipment in parks across Canada. APE has developed a first and second line of fitness equipmentand 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 andoptimization of a new line of outdoor fitness equipment with many new and exciting features includingsustainability, modularity, upgradeability, variable resistance, environmentally friendly protective coatings anduse of renewable materials.The applied research project will be lead by Industrial Research Chair of College's Dr. Shahram Karimi andwill involve his research team consisting of research technician's and students who will work closely with theAPE team to carry out the research activities. The applied research project will create a new line of productsfor APE that will increase their revenue and create jobs while providing an opportunity for students to learnabout new processes and technologies, while supporting the health of Canadian's.