Title:
AI for Optimizing Helmet Designs in Sports
Agreement Number:
1027466
Agreement Value:
$59,874.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2025
Description:
The design of helmets has traditionally been straightforward with basic performance requirements. More recently, performance standards, such as for American Football, have introduced added complexities dealing with linear and rotational kinematics, a second order system for injury assessment and regionally weighted responses across multiple impact conditions resulting in over 70 degrees of freedom. AI is considered as a viable approach to facilitate helmet design and requires a tiered approach spanning material selection to helmet layup to ensure robustness and accuracy of the solutions. The current proposal addresses the application of AI to impact management materials to create a foundation for predictive and generative approaches.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC IRAP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1H 1E1
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1027466
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
100524354
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 31 days.
Amendment Date
May 22, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
Biokinetics and Associates Limited
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa South
Federal Riding Number:
35077
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist
Program Purpose:
The NRC IRAP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Coverage:
The AI Assist program is designed to help innovative SMEs navigate the challenges of developing and adapting generative AI (GenAI) and deep learning (DL) solutions and to assist SMEs with awareness, planning and execution in order to develop these technologies safely and ethically.