The racing blade accessible to all

BREAKTHROUGH IDEA

The idea is to offer a range of products available at lower prices thanks to the upcycling of carbon waste from the aeronautical industry. These products will be developed to enlarge the public of amputees practicing a sport activity. Their design considers the comfort as well as the will to make the blade more versatile in the activities that can be performed.

A first racing blade has a well-advanced prototyping and allows today to adapt to different terrains thanks to a simple and fast sole change system. Our ambition is to develop different sports blades to meet the identified needs. But our main goal for 2024 is to provide an adjustable blade allowing a variety of sport activities never seen before. With a single blade, to be able to practice activities with different mechanical needs from hiking to sprinting thanks to simplified adjustments of height, stiffness and sole. These adjustments can also help children as they grow and gain weight without having to change blades every year.

POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY

We are convinced that physical activity is essential for good health, both physically and psychologically. Our project is in line with the objective of Good Health and Well-Being by aiming to make sport accessible to people for whom it is impossible today for technical reasons. We are also acting in line with the objective of reduced inequalities by wanting to allow people with disabilities to practice activities that were unthinkable before. In addition, people with less financial means will be able to equip themselves more easily for sports.

Finally, we work for the objective responsible consumption and production by revalorizing carbon composite waste.

BENEFITS TO USE THE 3DEXPERIENCE PLATFORM

The 3DEXEPERIENCE® Platform will allow us to centralize the design of our future products. ENOVIA will be useful for the collaborative platform that could allow us to exchange with our industrial partners. The project management tools could be useful to monitor the innovation program. Then, CATIA possibly accompanied by Composite Design, Simulation and Optimization will allow us to model our different prototypes and products. The generation of visuals with 3DEXCITE for communication will then be precious.

COLLABORATIVE & COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Collaboration is a key element in the development of a prosthesis. Step 1: Understanding the patient's needs with health experts. Step 2: Biomechanical analysis with specialized engineers and associated simulations. Step 3: Design and calculation of composite structures with materials engineers. Many experts & Industrial Partners (such as Airbus, Salomon, Decathlon) gathered around a common objective: accessibility and support for the patient to rediscover sport in the best conditions.