Elemance, LLC

Elemance, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company specializing in virtual human body modeling and computational simulations for safety analysis and research. Established in 2016, the company provides advanced modeling software, engineering services, and expertise to support vehicle safety analysis, biomechanics research, and occupant injury risk assessment for various government agencies. Elemance's core competencies lie in developing and applying sophisticated human body models and simulation techniques to enhance safety measures across automotive, aerospace, and defense sectors.

Elemance has secured several significant federal contract awards from diverse agencies. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded Elemance a $1,491,180 firm-fixed-price delivery order to develop two FEA vehicle models, including a MY23-MY25 F150 Pickup and a MY23-MY25 Ford F150 Lightning Pro. The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research granted a $1,906,490 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for STTR Phase II research and development, set aside for small businesses. NASA's Shared Services Center has repeatedly contracted Elemance for annual renewals of the Global Human Body Modeling Consortium (GHBMC) license and finite element model license, with recent awards valued at $19,800 each. Additionally, NHTSA awarded Elemance a $254,104 firm-fixed-price delivery order to model and modify rear underride guards for trucks, aiming to improve vehicle safety standards. These contracts demonstrate Elemance's versatility in applying its modeling expertise across different federal sectors, with most awards not utilizing set-aside designations.

Elemance's involvement in federal grant sub-awards is evidenced by its participation in a project funded by NASA. The company received a sub-award under a prime grant awarded to Wake Forest University Health Sciences for a project titled "Investigation of Occupant Injury Risk in the Soyuz Vehicle and Comparison to Commercial Crew Designs." This collaboration leverages Elemance's expertise in human body modeling and injury risk assessment to support academic research with practical applications in space exploration safety. The sub-award highlights the company's ability to contribute its specialized knowledge to interdisciplinary research efforts that span both academic and government interests, further demonstrating the broad applicability of Elemance's modeling capabilities across various fields of study and federal agencies.

Elemance holds a significant Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, awarded on September 24, 2021, with a ceiling value of $8,650,143.84 and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2025. This single-award IDC is designed to provide crash simulation support services for NHTSA's crashworthiness research. Under this contract, Elemance is tasked with developing vehicle and component models, executing crash simulations using LS-DYNA software, and delivering data to help reduce crash fatalities and injuries. The contract facilitates NHTSA's automotive safety research mission through computational simulations and analysis. Notable task orders under this IDC include the $254,104 firm-fixed-price delivery order for modeling and modifying truck underride guards, as well as a $1,002,500.29 order to develop finite element sled models for five different vehicle body types and an automated pipeline to convert vehicle interior scans to FE models. This IDC underscores Elemance's critical role in supporting NHTSA's efforts to enhance automotive safety through advanced modeling and simulation techniques.

Elemance's vision is to protect and improve human life by providing virtual human body model based tools and expertise to enable truly human centered design. Incorporated in 2014, Elemance is the exclusive distributor of the GHBMC models, to both commercial and academic users. We license the complete family of human body models, encompassing both male and female, a range of postures, and varying levels of complexity. In addition to licensing, Elemance provides comprehensive maintenance, enhancement and support of licensed models, as well as consulting services related to biomechanics, injury biomechanics, and other human modeling applications.