The Challenge Create an environment where pedal design engineers and structural engineers can co‑develop new models with visual differentiation without sacrificing strength, weight or performance.
Why it matters In the highly competitive world of sports tech, brands need to stand out. Taking a generative approach enables designers to rapidly explore and optimise unique and aesthetically striking pedal geometries while staying confident that every design meets performance constraints.
Generative Approach
Parametric Model: Configurable pedal system in Grasshopper controlling pedal geometry, spindle shape, internal bracing, and pin layout.
CAD-to-Simulation: Connected with SimScale for instant performance and structural testing under real-world loads.
Automated Exploration: Hundreds of variants generated and scored across weight, strength and performance to compare optimal designs for plastic and metal manufacturing.
Feedback Loop: Designers review aesthetics and independently add new completely geometry concepts. They can test and optimise these designs using the existing simulation templates.
Generative Impact
Optimisation shows similar trade off between factor of safety and mass for two different materials.
For the initial geometry, find light weight designs that meet strength criteria in an injection moulded plastic design and a CNC aluminium design, comparing trade off between material choices.
Allowed designers to add completely new geometry to the workflow, reusing existing simulation templates
Automatically send most promising designs for higher-fidelity dynamic impact simulation to confirm strength requirements are met.
