Dainese fine-tunes its ski airbag system
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Dainese has announced that it is now putting the finishing touches on its wearable airbag system for downhill ski racers
The system's inertial sensing platform is combined with an aerodynamic protective back plate
Setting up the airbag system
In order to build a database of ski-related movements, Dainese monitored 160 runs under differing conditions, as made by a variety of skiers
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Besides continuing to produce its high-end protective body armor, Dainese has also spent the last several years developing something else – a wearable airbag system for motorcyclists. A couple of years ago, the Italian company announced that it had entered into a partnership with the International Ski Federation, to adapt that system for use by downhill ski racers. Now, Dainese has announced that it is fine-tuning the ski system, for use in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
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