Design, Development, Testing and Integration of Leading Edge Kiteboarding Technology to Enhance Kiteboarder Comfort, Safety and Performance

在Camosun College和Ocean Rodeo最近成功的应用研究项目-风筝滑板线束和控制杆安全系统的设计、测试和制造(文件号E 479710-15)的基础上，合作伙伴关系进一步丰富了其合作，推出了这个令人兴奋的新项目-“设计、开发、测试和集成尖端的风筝滑板技术，以提高风筝滑板的舒适性、安全性和性能”，这是一个为期三年的项目。*Ocean Rodeo目前在维多利亚不列颠哥伦比亚省拥有12人的团队，高于2015年的8名员工，预计2017年和2018年员工数量将进一步增加。该公司拥有或持有8项专利的独家许可，还有16项其他申请正在申请中。开发知识产权是Ocean Rodeo增长战略的重要组成部分，也是Ocean Rodeo保持其作为行业内国际公认的创新领导者地位的目标的重要组成部分。Ocean Rodeo目前向全球40多个国家和地区出口产品。*Ocean Rodeo的管理团队通过成功执行1级NSERC-ARD赠款以及他们以前的姊妹公司Whites制造与Camosun合作，有着良好的成功历史。**该项目将涉及对开发Ocean Rodeo的下一代风筝滑板设备系统至关重要的四个主题：(1)开发综合风筝控制和背带系统，这是在Engage赠款活动之后的下一个开发阶段，该活动导致创建了一个安全增强的风筝板控制臂；(2)测试和选择适合在恶劣环境中使用的面料。该主题包括开发测试方法以及进行纺织品测试，考察将包括耐磨性、渗透性、偏斜测试和加速的长期耐用性测试等因素；(3)开发和测试新的拉链系统及其与本项目第二阶段确定的最合适面料的集成；以及(4)这三个主题将整合到一个高度统一、直观和符合人体工程学设计的风筝滑板系统中。**

Building on the recent successful applied research project between Camosun College and Ocean Rodeo - Design, Testing and Fabrication of Harness & Control Bar Safety System for Kite boarding (File Number E 479710-15), the partnership is further enriching its collaboration with this exciting new project - "Design, Development, Testing and Integration of Leading Edge Kiteboarding Technology to Enhance Kiteboarder Comfort, Safety and Performance", a three year project. **Ocean Rodeo currently employs a team of 12 people in Victoria BC, up from 8 employees in 2015 and anticipate further increase in employees for 2017 & 2018. The company owns or holds exclusive license to 8 patents with 16 other applications pending. Exploitation of IP is a significant part of the growth strategy for Ocean Rodeo, and a significant component of Ocean Rodeo's goals of maintaining its place as the internationally recognized innovative leader within the industry. Ocean Rodeo currently exports its products to over 40 countries around the world. **Ocean Rodeo's management team have a strong history of success with partnering with Camosun both through the successful execution of a Level 1 NSERC-ARD grant, and also through their former sister company, Whites Manufacturing. **This project will address four themes critical to the development of Ocean Rodeo's next generation kiteboarding equipment system: (1) development of an integrated kite-control and harnesses system which is the next phase of development after the Engage grant activity that resulted in the creation of a safety-enhanced kiteboard control arm; (2) testing and selecting fabrics suitable for use in harsh-environments. This theme includes the development of testing methodology as well as carrying out textile testing, looking at factors that will include abrasion resistance, permeability, bias-testing, and accelerated long-term durability testing; (3) development and testing of a new zipper system and its integration with the most suitable fabrics determined from the second phase of this project; and finally (4) these three themes will be integrated into a highly unified, intuitive, and ergonomically designed kiteboarding system. **