What is Mips®?
The Mips® safety system is designed to provide added safety for helmets in many accidents. For certain impacts, the Mips® system can reduce harmful forces that might otherwise be transferred to the user’s head.
Straight vs angled impacts
Mips® technology provides additional protection for angled impacts.
The low friction layer is designed to reduce the rotational force caused by these angled impacts.
How does the Mips® safety system work?
The brain is typically more sensitive to rotational motion than linear motion because it has shear properties similar to water or gel. When different parts of the brain move relative to each other because of rotational motion, the tissues can stretch, which can cause concussions or other brain injuries.
Rotational motion is a common cause of concussions and more severe brain injury in oblique hits to the head. The Mips® safety system consists of a low friction layer mounted inside the helmet. In a crash, the low friction layer is designed to move slightly inside the helmet to help redirect forces away from the head. This is intended to help reduce the risk of brain injury.
A safety system that mimics the brain
The Mips® safety system’s low-friction layer mimics the brain’s own system for protection against rotational motion.
