Athletic equipment and PPE

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Performance optimization
- Product mechanical evaluation based on human performance optimization
- Geometrical optimization to obtain the best possible behavior (damping, lightness, pressure distribution, etc.)
Safety evaluation
- Quantify personal protection provided by an athletic or industrial equipment
- Dynamic impact or quasi-static loading tests

Impact simulations
- Dynamic non linear finite element analyzes
- Impact conditions up to material failure

Biomechanical simulation
- Product to human body interactions analyzes
- Product design influenced by injury potential and protection level

Numerical standardized mechanical tests
- ASTM test conditions
- Acceleration of product certification process

Standardized motorbike helmet test
- Situation: Helmets are an essential equipment in motorcyclists security, which must meet certain mechanical standards
- Task: Numerical verification of mechanical resistance in conditions defined by relevant standards (ex: ASTM 1446 – 15b)
- Results: Degree of confidence for physical test, stress concentration areas, outer shell thickness adjustment recommendation
- Benefits: Highly decreased risk of physical test failure, data for marketing and technical documents

Shoe sole performance optimization
- Situation: Sport shoe soles vary greatly in design and must offer comfort and performance to its user
- Task: Evaluate the impact of shoe sole topography on cushioning performance
- Results: Force transmission and damping capabilities of shoe sole and design recommendations
- Benefits: Optimized performance before prototyping and mold making