Identification of performance requirements for user-centered design of running shoes

Clifton, Patrick; Burton, A. Mike; Subic, Aleksandar; Perret-Ellena, Thierry; Bedford, Anthony; Schembri, Adrian

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.058

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“…The foot morphology-related functions would be of great benefit for footwear design in populations of Chinese and Indian ethnicities who are amateur athletes (Ashizawa et al, 1997;Gurney et al, 2009Gurney et al, , 2012Mauch et al, 2009;Putti et al, 2010), thus alleviating the injury-risk resulting from ill-fitted shoes (D'Août et al, 2009;Hoffmann, 1905). These findings can be used to inform footwear design integrating performance-oriented (Clifton et al, 2011), foot type (Chuckpaiwong, Nunley, Mall, & Queen, 2008;D'Août et al, 2009), different age (Walther, Herold, Sinderhauf, & Morrison, 2008) or sports factors .…”

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A comparative biomechanical analysis of habitually unshod and shod runners based on a foot morphological difference

Mei

Fernandez

et al. 2015

Human Movement Science

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A comparative biomechanical analysis of habitually unshod and shod runners based on a foot morphological difference

Mei

Fernandez

et al. 2015

Human Movement Science

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“…Highly competitive and recreational athletes are at risk of incurring a wide range of injuries, typically hyperkeratotic lesions like corns and calluses [ 37 ], or stress induced injuries [ 38 , 39 ]. One widely accepted explanation was that the lack of protection provided by sports shoes [ 33 ] or ill-fitted shoes [ 40 , 41 ] leads to injuries and reduced performance [ 42 ]. Different foot morphology has become a focus in order to reduce injury when designing shoes [ 43 ].…”

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Foot Morphological Difference between Habitually Shod and Unshod Runners

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Foot morphology and function has received increasing attention from both biomechanics researchers and footwear manufacturers. In this study, 168 habitually unshod runners (90 males whose age, weight & height were 23±2.4years, 66±7.1kg & 1.68±0.13m and 78 females whose age, weight & height were 22±1.8years, 55±4.7kg & 1.6±0.11m) (Indians) and 196 shod runners (130 males whose age, weight & height were 24±2.6years, 66±8.2kg & 1.72±0.18m and 66 females whose age, weight & height were 23±1.5years, 54±5.6kg & 1.62±0.15m)(Chinese) participated in a foot scanning test using the easy-foot-scan (a three-dimensional foot scanning system) to obtain 3D foot surface data and 2D footprint imaging. Foot length, foot width, hallux angle and minimal distance from hallux to second toe were calculated to analyze foot morphological differences. This study found that significant differences exist between groups (shod Chinese and unshod Indians) for foot length (female p = 0.001), width (female p = 0.001), hallux angle (male and female p = 0.001) and the minimal distance (male and female p = 0.001) from hallux to second toe. This study suggests that significant differences in morphology between different ethnicities could be considered for future investigation of locomotion biomechanics characteristics between ethnicities and inform last shape and design so as to reduce injury risks and poor performance from mal-fit shoes.

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“…The manufacturing of footwear is a complicated process, necessitating a combination of art and precision engineering. Hundreds of studies have been conducted covering every aspect of sports shoe marketing, including ergonomics, production process development, material application for sports shoes, and performance …”

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“…Hundreds of studies have been conducted covering every aspect of sports shoe marketing, including ergonomics, production process development, material application for sports shoes, and performance. [24][25][26][27][28] As the functional characteristics of running shoes reach satisfactory levels, customer concern with the aesthetic aspects of shoe appearance have increased. According to Gillatha et al, 29 sports shoes play an important role in reflecting a person's social position, and in some instances their status.…”

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A comparative study on perceptual evaluations of sports shoe exterior colors in Taiwan

Shieh

Yeh

2014

Color Research & Application

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We investigated consumer psychology, perception, and aesthetics in relation to sports shoe colors in Taiwan. Semantic differential rating (three emotional adjective pairs) and preference rating questionnaires were distributed among 512 university students to investigate whether their responses to various sports shoe colors differed. The results show that black is one of the most popular colors for sports shoes. The participants preferred designs that incorporated white as the secondary color and disliked those that featured green as the main and secondary colors. In addition, designs incorporating black or red as the main color with a bright color as the secondary color were considered modern. Black and white designs were perceived to be more suited to formal occasions. Furthermore, when the area of the main color exceeded that of the secondary color, the participants perceived a strong sense of simplicity, unless the colors were blue and green. The participants preferred two-color over one-color designs, and three-color designs had a higher correlation with participant preferences. Women required more time than men to evaluate a sample. The men typically examined the samples from a frontal angle, whereas the women focused on the sides of the sample. The scoring scale was polarized (e.g., highest score for modern was 210 and 10 for retro), rendering the values of the Pearson correlation coefficient analysis comparatively low, resulting in weak correlations between variables. However, the relative differences of these values retained referential value regarding objective quantification.

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Identification of performance requirements for user-centered design of running shoes

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

A comparative biomechanical analysis of habitually unshod and shod runners based on a foot morphological difference

A comparative biomechanical analysis of habitually unshod and shod runners based on a foot morphological difference

Foot Morphological Difference between Habitually Shod and Unshod Runners

A comparative study on perceptual evaluations of sports shoe exterior colors in Taiwan

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