airHEAD - Inflatable Bicycle Helmet

airHEAD - 充气自行车头盔

• 批准号: 80240
• 金额: $ 22.3万
• 依托单位: VENTETE LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=80240
• 关键词: airHEAD; Inflatable; Bicycle; Helmet

Air quality, carbon emissions, health, wellbeing, and road congestion are serious issues facing British society and active travel i.e. walking and cycling is a key DfT strategy to improve them all. The statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy has already received £1.2bn and a further £1.2bn over 2 years is pledged for infrastructure and active travel projects with the ambition to double cycling for short journeys by 2025\. Other initiatives for shared bicycle schemes e.g. "Boris bike" in London have proved popular in congested cities.The COVID-19 pandemic has seen increased government financial support for cycling for commuting to promote as "green as possible" recovery; a 5% growth in cycling means 8m fewer car journeys, 9 million less rail journeys and 13 million less bus journeys. Cycling is open to anyone irrespective of gender, age, ethnicity, and a wide range of abilities. Although cycling has proven health benefits, cyclists are vulnerable when involved in accidents either by themselves or with other road users and even though cycle helmets are known to reduce serious head and facial trauma, helmet use in the UK is typically 60% and in other European countries can range from 15% to 50%. Where helmet wearing has been made compulsory, there is a notable reduction in cycle usage.One reason commonly cited for not wearing helmets is carriage and storage between journeys particularly when commuting and clearly there's a need for a cycling safety helmet that can be folded and stored compactly between use. Our solution is airHEAD, a cycle helmet which is not only lightweight but when folded occupies a small volume, 1/10 the size of the full unit. We've manufactured a proof of concept prototype and testing at BSI shows that it meets or exceeds impact test standards to an exceptional level. The purpose of this project is to develop a production prototype prior to commercialisation. The helmet is offered in 4 sizes which are adjustable and designed to be inclusive for all members of the cycling community.

空气质量、碳排放、健康、福祉和道路拥堵是英国社会面临的严重问题，而积极的旅行（即步行和骑自行车）是改善这些问题的关键DfT战略。法定的骑自行车和步行投资战略已经收到12亿英镑，并承诺在两年内再投入12亿英镑用于基础设施和积极的旅游项目，目标是到2025年将短途自行车增加一倍。其他共享单车计划的倡议，例如伦敦的“Boris bike”，已证明在拥挤的城市很受欢迎。COVID-19大流行导致政府增加对骑自行车上下班的财政支持，以促进尽可能“绿色”的复苏;骑自行车的5%增长意味着减少800万次汽车出行，减少900万次铁路出行和减少1300万次公共汽车出行。骑自行车是开放给任何人，不分性别，年龄，种族和广泛的能力。虽然骑自行车已被证明对健康有益，但骑自行车的人在自己或与其他道路使用者发生事故时很容易受到伤害，尽管骑自行车头盔可以减少严重的头部和面部创伤，但在英国，头盔的使用率通常为60%，在其他欧洲国家，头盔的使用率为15%至50%。在强制佩戴头盔的地方，骑自行车的人数明显减少。不戴头盔的一个常见原因是在旅途中的携带和储存，特别是在通勤时，显然需要一种可以在使用之间折叠和储存的自行车安全头盔。我们的解决方案是airHEAD，这是一款自行车头盔，不仅重量轻，而且折叠时体积小，只有整个单元的1/10。我们已经制造了一个概念验证原型，并在BSI进行了测试，结果表明它符合或超过了冲击测试标准，达到了卓越的水平。该项目的目的是在商业化之前开发生产原型。头盔有4种尺寸可供选择，可供自行车社区的所有成员使用。