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In cycling accidents, head injuries have been one cause of high injury rates. Therefore, the protection of the head from injuries is essential to any cyclist. Helmets are an effective head protective system. The protective capabilities of helmets are provided by inner liners made of expanded polystyrene foams (EPS). However, it is not easy to adopt this material to obtain more protective capabilities, limited by weight requirements and wearing comfort. Therefore, it is still significant to propose a new helmet design method. The honeycomb structure is a structure with excellent properties such as lightweight and energy absorption. The use of honeycomb structures in helmet design can improve energy absorption. This also does not add extra weight to a helmet. Since helmets are curved in shape, the design of honeycomb structures needs to adapt to curved surfaces. This paper proposes a new parametric design method. It enables the more flexible creation of honeycomb structures on curved surfaces. Finally, we apply the developed method to complete the design of a honeycomb-shaped helmet.
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Man, K., Tian, W., Yue, F. (2022). A Design Method of Sports Protective Gear Based on Periodic Discrete Parameterization. In: Duffy, V.G. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Anthropometry, Human Behavior, and Communication. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13319. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05890-5_6
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