Overview | Problem | Analysis | Ideation | Selection | Implementation | Final | Evaluation

Needfinding and Problem Definition

The Problem:
    
My roommate, Britt, is an amputee. He loves to rock climb, but he was frustrated with his prosthetic leg, which is too heavy for rock climbing and has a flexible carbon-fiber foot that is not ideal for gripping rock ledges. I decided to design and build a rock climbing leg to temporarily replace his current leg for climbing as a ten-week long project for Mechanical Engineering 203 - Manufacturing and Design.

The cover of my trusty log book

Britt's current leg

Britt climbing with current leg

Log book - problem definition