The traditional manufacturing sectors (footwear, textiles and clothing, furniture and toys,
among others) are based on small and medium enterprises with limited capacity on …

Covering every aspect of the process, this book introduces the design, development,
manufacturing, and marketing of footwear. It also presents a comprehensive discussion of …

Designing a soccer shoe that fits specific customer's requirements can improve satisfaction.
However, there is no sufficient information to bridge the semantic needs and design …

Existing studies on footwear biomechanics rely on limited experimental analyses such as
kinetics and kinematics, plantar pressure and muscle electromyography. Because of the …

Due to the improvements associated with our modern lifestyle, both personal preferences
and commercial market value should be considered when undertaking the challenge of new …

This research addressed the selection of shoe lasts for footwear design to help relieve the
pain associated with diabetic neuropathy and foot ulcers. A reverse engineering (RE) …

Digital techniques are a strategic tool to design new commercial products, reducing time and
waste. This is particularly relevant for shoe manufacturing and, in particular, for high-heeled …

Footwear is subject to bending and torsion deformations that affect comfort perception.
Following review of Finite Element Analysis studies of sole rigidity and comfort, a three …

There is a growing need within the footwear sector to customise the design of the last from
which a specific footwear style is to be produced. This customisation is necessary for user …

A dynamic finite element model of a shod running footstrike was developed and driven with
6 degree of freedom foot segment kinematics determined from a motion capture running …