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First show. Our Bauhaus inspired smart biking helmets are in post prototype stage at Numorpho Cybernetic Systems (NUMO). Thank you, Jared Clemens for detailing the parametric CAD geometry utilizing our Outcome Based Adaptive Engineering (OBAE) approach for design, engineering and manufacturing.

In our approach to design, we utilized a unique construct called #kirigami wherein a compact structure unfolds into the whole (just like the metamorphosis of a butterfly or like the Japanese #origami). This helped us design the pattern for the folding for this and the other variants of our helmets. We would like to thank MxD for having started us on this adventure with Advanced Manufacturing.

There is a bit of a back story behind the design of the vents for the helmet. As part of our internship program, we involve high-school students to partake in our adventure. This summer we had 14-year-old Jack Faye join us and as part of his training (which involved the complicated design of the Lucy Spacecraft and other engineering and business-related aspects), he took it upon himself to create the design for them vents using Fusion 360 and Blender. Shout out to his dad, Jeff Faye for having Jack participate in the program.

OBAE is the first of our two-part approach to Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) that also includes Actionable Intelligence (Act-I), converting meaning to motion. The e-mobility products we create are the outcome of our Krebs Cycle for Process Engineering and will be utilizing additive manufacturing, smart IoT based manufacturing techniques and have embedded sensors (Arduino, Stroma Vision – both members at mHUB, the Chicago-based Innovation Center) to CONNECT-DETECT-PROTECT utilizing an end-to-end data engineering fabric.

We are employing a methodology called “Born, not Built”, and I would like to thank Grant Michel at Würth Additive Group, the Markforged team (Joe Winter, Douglas Piazza, Nate Washor) for your tremendous support in our journey with Additive Manufacturing (AM), and for honestly detailing the pros and cons vs traditional manufacturing.

AM is fast growing and becoming a ubiquitous necessity in our progression as a civilization and its applications are limitless. Schools like the Richard Daley Advanced Manufacturing Center (David Girzadas) are perfectly poised to upskill the workforce in this regard with their shop floor and work rooms filled with cobots, CNC machines, laser cutters, welding equipment, 3D printers, and yes even an electron microscope. We have had the privilege of using the center as part of our upskilling in AM Technologoies via 3Degrees (Mike Vasquez), also based out of mHUB.

We at NUMO, intend to be leaders in this new wave by merging physical engineering and digital technology to enable automation and the creation of smart and connected products.

NITIN UCHIL – Founder, CEO & Technical Evangelist
nitin.uchil@numorpho.com