GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF FOOTWEAR CUSTOMIZATION  

作　　者：Thilina W.WEERASINGHE Ravindra S.GOONETILLEKE 

机构地区：[1]Human Performance Laboratory,Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Clear Water Bay,Hong Kong,China

出　　处：《Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering》2011年第3期310-322,共13页系统科学与系统工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong for funding this study under grant GRF 613607,the Sino Software Research Institute for funding the software development and the reviewers to help improve the paper

摘　　要：Footwear have been evaluated mostly using commercially available products, while some researchers have used custom shoes. Hence, the understanding of the effects of various parameters of a shoe is quite limited. The footbed simulator invented in recent years allows a range of parameters to be studied in quiet standing. It can be used to evaluate perceived feel and center of pressure changes to changes in heel height, seat length, material, wedge angle and toe spring. This paper is meant to show the value of the footbed simulator in terms of research and the actual production of shoes. A study performed with two heel heights, three combinations of seat length and material and three wedge angles showed that the perceived feel is closely related to the center of pressure. The results also show the optimum footbed has a significantly different perceived feel. Thus, the footbed simulator is an ideal way to generate custom footwear designs.Footwear have been evaluated mostly using commercially available products, while some researchers have used custom shoes. Hence, the understanding of the effects of various parameters of a shoe is quite limited. The footbed simulator invented in recent years allows a range of parameters to be studied in quiet standing. It can be used to evaluate perceived feel and center of pressure changes to changes in heel height, seat length, material, wedge angle and toe spring. This paper is meant to show the value of the footbed simulator in terms of research and the actual production of shoes. A study performed with two heel heights, three combinations of seat length and material and three wedge angles showed that the perceived feel is closely related to the center of pressure. The results also show the optimum footbed has a significantly different perceived feel. Thus, the footbed simulator is an ideal way to generate custom footwear designs.

关 键 词：FOOTWEAR INSOLE shoe shape footbed wedge angle center of pressure COMFORT mid-foot stability 

分 类 号：TS943.1[轻工技术与工程—服装设计与工程]