ECLIPSE
Eclipse Aero Road
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Create aero outer shell on existing inner geometry
Improve aerodynamics, cooling, weight, and size from previous generation
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Prototyped aerodynamic shapes with industrial design team
Learned the benefits and drawbacks of our in-house wind tunnel to inform future aero research on drag and therm studies
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Component Sharing
To reduce cost, this project was constrained to sharing the inner liner with one of my previous projects, the Helios. This constrained our design capabilities, but we ultimately achieved both this and our aero goals
Side by side comparison of the Helios and Eclipse, with transparent exterior shells to visualize shared inner shell componentry
Aero Testing and Shape Studies
I provided instructions and feedback on the industrial design teams aerodynamic shape studies, performing and analyzing both drag and thermodynamic wind tunnel testing
To better understand aerodynamic characteristics of the original Helios helmet shape, I taped off vents in various patterns to quickly compare drag reduction improvements. This helped limit the number of ground up shape designs the ID team needed to create, shortening the research phase of this project
The industrial design team moved into clay shape studies for the final few design options, which I again tested in the wind tunnel to provide feedback to determine the final shape for development
Final production version wind tunnel test and power savings statistiscs