E-MTB Helmet
Smith Optic’s First Electric Mountain Bike Helmet
Project scope.
This 14-month project with Smith Optics focused on the pursuit of entering the growing electric mountain bike market with the development of their first e-mountain bike helmet.
Review cycle.
As project manager, I spearheaded the development of this helmet. This role encompassed the entire product development cycle including 3D cad design, the implementation of Koroyd and Mips technologies, and design for factory manufacturing.
Volume analysis.
Volume analyses were conducted via Fusion 360 to ensure the helmet would pass impact testing. This was a volume testing system I developed that is now a company standard at Smith Optics.
Critical components.
During this process, I not only developed the helmet as the dominant facet, but engineered the primary components including the strap hangers, fit system, articulating visor, and visor detent mechanism. Fusion 360 was used to design the entire helmet and its component assembly.
Communication standard.
Effective communication with factory partners is essential to the success of manufactured products. These are samples of my visual communication to the factory to ensure sample and revision requests were understood and implemented.
Certified success.
Impact testing and certification was a critical component to bringing this first-of-its-kind helmet to market. I oversaw this process and the development revisions required to pass inspection and receive NTA-8776 certification.
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