Thermal profiles in footwear design: an in-sole measurement system

Strickland, P.; Reid, G.; Burrows, B. J. C.

doi:10.1109/mmvip.1997.625344

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“…Foot temperature variation plays an important but as yet unrecognised role in the variations of in-footwear materials temperature [ 27]. Human body is the most sophisticated regulating system.…”

Section: A Footwear Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Footwear Foams: Review of Developments

2010

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Abstract--The human foot is a multifunctional system that serves as the primary physical interaction between the body and the environment during gait. Footwear foam components maintain efficient foot function which is essential for daily living and provide cushioning by acting as a protective layer between the foot and the ground that attenuates the shock of impact. Footwear foam materials have high temperature dependency mechanical characteristics. The lower the temperature, the less elastic the material becomes. Consequently, it would seem reasonable to expect different mechanical and cushioning characteristics for the same shoe under different temperature conditions. Although the footwear foam materials great temperature sensitivity and the clinical implications of excessive temperature rise in the footwear during activities on lower extremity injuries and ultimate amputation are well recognized, but very few studies have demonstrated this dependency. This study reviews the developments made on the temperature effect on the performance of footwear foams and assesses its consequent clinical complications.The search strategy was constructed around the temperature dependency of elastomeric by identifying the sources which affect the footwear foam temperature and also its important clinical implications. This study has intended to provide a review of such factors in order to aid the future materials development and product design. These findings will be useful individuals for those individuals with a history of lower extremity complications particularly diabetes.

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Section: A Footwear Materialsmentioning

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Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Footwear Foams: Review of Developments

2010

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“…Human thermal regulation is mainly done by the extremities like feet and hands, thus footwear has an essential role in maintaining the thermal balance of the body (Strickland et al, 1997).The cold perception on feet has a correlation with low skin temperatures due to perspiration. The shoe may have a proper thermal insulation, but when the foot begins to get cold, it generates discomfort.…”

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Development of an artificial multifunctional foot: A project review

Almeida

Ferreira

Lobarinhas

et al. 2013

AIP Conference Proceedings

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The main purpose of this project is the development of a multifunctional artificial foot, capable of duplicate a human foot in a laboratory environment, in order to evaluate and simulate footwear's performance under certain conditions. This foot is used as a laboratory prototype and is multisegmented, in order that each section is controlled independently in terms of heat generation and sweating rate, therefore it is possible to simulate more accurately the real behaviour of a human foot. The device produces thermal insulation values that will help to design footwear with better ability in terms of thermal comfort, replacing human volunteers in thermal comfort perception tests, which are very subjective. The prototype was already tested, and preliminary results indicated that thermal insulation values are within the range of expected values produced by other foot thermal manikins and by human volunteers' tests. This fact suggests that this lab prototype can be used infuture thermal comfort evaluations.

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Smart Textile Transducers: Design, Techniques, and Applications

Castano

Flatau

2016

Industrial Applications for Intelligent Polymers and Coatings

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Thermal profiles in footwear design: an in-sole measurement system

Cited by 4 publications

References 4 publications

Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Footwear Foams: Review of Developments

Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Footwear Foams: Review of Developments

Development of an artificial multifunctional foot: A project review

Smart Textile Transducers: Design, Techniques, and Applications

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