The following report describes the process undertaken to retrofit auto belay devices used in climbing gyms. The retrofit design enables the climber to have options to rest while climbing, continue to climb, or descend to the ground. Based on the system’s engineering approach I used, a working prototype of the user input component was created to fill this research gap.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Sullivan, Thomas Paul

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032416-122406

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2016

Date created

• 2016-03-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright