Parametric Design-Based Personalization Study of Zoned Knee Braces

Jiachen Li; Xvpeng Wang; Jiaxin Zhao; Lingxiao Xi

doi:10.2991/978-94-6463-815-8_66

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Parametric Design-Based Personalization Study of Zoned Knee Braces

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Jiachen Li¹, Xvpeng Wang¹^{, 2}^{, *}, Jiaxin Zhao¹, Lingxiao Xi¹

¹Xi’an University of Technology, School of Art and Design, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

²Xi’an University of Technology, School of Mechanical and Precision Instrument Engineering, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: wangxupeng@xaut.edu.cn

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Xvpeng Wang

Available Online 13 August 2025.

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Keywords: Knee Protective Gear; Three-Dimensional Scanning; Personalized Design; 3D Printing Technology; Parametric Design
Abstract: This study proposes a zoned knee protector design methodology integrating personalized parametric approaches. Utilizing a comprehensive reverse engineering workflow, 3D morphological data of the human knee were acquired via the Einscan Pro 2X Series scanner. Two primary materials were selected based on functional requirements: Polymaker TPU 85A for the substrate and PLA + 2.0 for zoned structural components. Through the Ntopology parametric design platform, the development of zoned lattice structures was implemented via five critical stages: boundary definition, stochastic point cloud distribution, mesh framework establishment, Boolean operations, and final model output – enabling the transformation from theoretical models to physical constructs. The 3D-printed prototypes underwent rigorous sports biomechanics simulation experiments. Kinematic and dynamic analyses confirmed that the designed knee protector achieves: personalized anatomical conformity, enhanced joint protection, and optimized biomechanical load distribution.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2025 4th International Conference on Art Design and Digital Technology (ADDT 2025)
Series: Advances in Computer Science Research
Publication Date: 13 August 2025
ISBN: 978-94-6463-815-8
ISSN: 2352-538X
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-815-8_66 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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