The Science of Footwear
eBook - PDF

The Science of Footwear

  1. 726 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Science of Footwear

About this book

Although we now have sophisticated algorithms and techniques for determining the shapes and sizes and for matching the fit between shoes and feet, few, if any, of the books currently available cover these new technologies until now. Bringing together high-quality and state-of-the-art contributions from designers, biomechanists, ergonomists, enginee

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor
  6. Contributors
  7. Chapter 1 - Foot Structure and Anatomy
  8. Chapter 2 - Foot Morphology
  9. Chapter 3 - Foot Characteristics and Related Empirical Models
  10. Chapter 4 - Foot Posture Index and Its Implications for Footwear Selection
  11. Chapter 5 - 3D Shape Capture of Human Feet and Shoe Lasts
  12. Chapter 6 - 3D Surface Scanning
  13. Chapter 7 - Three-Dimensional Data Processing Techniques
  14. Chapter 8 - Capturing Footwear Needs for Delighting Customers
  15. Chapter 9 - Shoe-Last Design and Development
  16. Chapter 10 - Computer-Aided Design of Footwear
  17. Chapter 11 - High-Heeled Shoes
  18. Chapter 12 - Footbed Design
  19. Chapter 13 - Design of Insoles
  20. Chapter 14 - Design of Custom Shoe Lasts for Challenging Feet
  21. Chapter 15 - Finite Element Analysis Methods in Footwear Design
  22. Chapter 16 - Footwear—The Forgotten Treatment—Clinical Role of Footwear
  23. Chapter 17 - Foot Pressure Measurements
  24. Chapter 18 - Plantar Pressure Analysis
  25. Chapter 19 - Virtual Shoe Test Bed
  26. Chapter 20 - Measuring the Motion Control Properties of Footwear: Assessment of Footwear and Foot Function Should Be Harmonized
  27. Chapter 21 - Footwear Effects on Running Kinematics
  28. Chapter 22 - Footwear Influences on Running Biomechanics
  29. Chapter 23 - Effects of Footwear on Muscle Function
  30. Chapter 24 - Postural Stability Measurement: Implications for Footwear Interventions
  31. Chapter 25 - Footwear, Balance, and Falls in the Elderly
  32. Chapter 26 - Soccer Shoe Design and Its Influence on Player’s Performance
  33. Chapter 27 - Footwear for Preventing Acute Sport-Related Ankle Ligamentous Sprain Injury
  34. Chapter 28 - Kinematics Analysis of Walking with Negative-Heeled Shoes on Treadmills
  35. Chapter 29 - Athletic Footwear Research by Industry and Academia
  36. Chapter 30 - Mass Customization and Footwear
  37. Chapter 31 - Strategic Capabilities to Implement Mass Customization of Athletic Footwear: The Example of Miadidas
  38. Chapter 32 - selve Model: Custom Shoes in the Twenty-First Century
  39. Chapter 33 - Footwear Customization for Manufacturing Sustainability
  40. Back Cover