ALICANTE, 27 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Prototyping Laboratory of the Miguel Hernández University Science Park (PCUMH) of Elche (Alicante) has collaborated for the second consecutive year with the helmet brand MT Helmets and has participated, through a 3D scanning process, in the design of helmets Measured for Moto 2 and Moto 3 motorcycle riders.
Engineer Álvaro Alhama, head of the PCUMH Prototyping Laboratory, has recently traveled to Cheste (Valencia) to perform a 3D scan, using a structured white light system, of the heads of four pilots whose helmets are manufactured by the company. MT Helmets signs: Pedro Acosta, Sergio García Dols, Iván Ortolá and Diogo Moreira, as indicated by the PCUMH in a statement.
With the extracted data, the person in charge of the Science Park Prototyping Laboratory will begin a process of polishing and cleaning the scan result so that the 3D model is a “faithful reproduction” of the measurements and physiognomy of the runners’ heads.
Subsequently, the MT Helmets firm will be able to use these models to manufacture a special series of custom-made helmets for each of the pilots who have participated in this project.
The UMH has highlighted that the advantages of applying this 3D scanning technology to the personalized design of motorcycle helmets are “multiple”, since by adapting the helmets to the exact geometry of the heads it is possible to reduce the vibrations suffered when riding at high speeds. speeds.
In this sense, Alhama has detailed that this improvement in ergonomics not only means more comfort, but also helps runners “feel safer and be more precise in their driving.”
The PCUMH has pointed out that 3D scanning technology can be applied in “an endless number of sectors”, even those more traditional such as archaeology. In this sense, he explained that they have a collaboration project underway between the Prototyping Laboratory and the Dama de Elche Chair of the UMH, for which complete pieces of the jewelry carried by the Iberian bust have been extrapolated and digitally manufactured.
However, he insisted that the potential of this technology is “much broader.” The person in charge of the PCUMH Prototyping Laboratory has stressed that, thanks to this 3D technology, large sculptures can be scanned to analyze and investigate them to create custom splints and prostheses for the medical field.
The UMH Science Park launched its Prototyping Laboratory to speed up the launch of innovative products. It seeks to facilitate companies, entrepreneurs and researchers, both from the UMH community and external ones, to develop early versions of new products, parts or components, more quickly and at “lower” costs, thus speeding up the development phase. testing and launch.
The objective is to provide service to companies and business sectors in the province, both the most traditional and the most innovative.
