This publication presents the results of creating a service for individual on-line selection and customization of protective helmets for active sports and recreation. The service is based on the use of developed and patented hardware and software solutions that enable creation of three-dimensional shapes of the surface of a client's head, the inner surface of a helmet and the subsequent virtual combination of a client's head and helmet in order to calculate the vector of parameters of matching the anthropometric features of a client's head. As a means of generating the primary data on the surface of a head, a mobile phone or a developed hardware scanner can be used. The service also provides an objective selection of the best fitting helmet with consideration of the individual subjective preferences of a client and analysis of a client's experience in using helmets. After selecting the best fitting commercially available helmet for a specific client, a helmet can be adapted using a specially designed inlay of a variable thickness in a helmet. The adaption of a helmet ensures its maximum conformity to the shape of a head. Adaption is carried out on the basis of a special, inexpensive and easy-to-use helmet inlay. The thickness of the inlay is calculated automatically that ensures the best possible conformity with a customer, providing comfort and safety. The conducted experimental studies, as well as the reviews of customers who participated in testing the system, confirmed the desirability and accuracy of the selection of helmets based on the developed technology.
The presented research introduces the method along with soft and hardware which allows to design gear and headwear and provides further easy selection of the necessary items among the standard mass produced goods which best match the individual requirements of a client. The paper introduces the results of the research and the developed method along with the description of special soft and hardware which allows the fast and precise selection of an individual item of gear or headwear using the commonly available means. The advantage of the presented method and the means is the combined use of information and data on available size ranges of headwear and protective sports headgear together with individual size and shape of a client's head, which guarantees reasonable price/quality ratio and allows a client to choose that precise item among the mass-produced goods which provides maximum comfort. Another distinctive feature of the presented approach is that it allows fast selection of the required item by means of creation and further use of the unique code index which defines the shape, size and other individual characteristics of a particular client. To sum up, the devoted solutions which are introduced in this presentation combine the advantages of the customized approach and the selection from the mass-produced gear thus providing the fast and accurate way to choose a particular sports gear item or headwear that best matches the individual requirements of a client.
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