Towards customized footwear with improved comfort
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Resumo: | A methodology enabling the customization of shoes for comfort improvement is proposed and assessed. For this aim, 3D printed graded density inserts were placed in one of the critical plantar pressure zones of conventional insoles, the heel. A semi-automated routine was developed to design the 3D inserts ready for printing, which comprises three main stages: (i) the definition of the number of areas with different mesh density, (ii) the generation of 2D components with continuous graded mesh density, and (iii) the generation of a 3D component having the same 2D base mesh. The adequacy of the mesh densities used in the inserts was previously assessed through compression tests, using uniform mesh density samples. Slippers with different pairs of inserts embedded in their insoles were mechanically characterized, and their comfort was qualitatively assessed by a panel of users. All users found a particular pair, or a set, of prototype slippers more comfortable than the original ones, taken as reference, but their preferences were not consensual. This emphasizes the need for shoe customization, and the usefulness of the proposed methodology to achieve such a goal. |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfortShoe comfortBiomechanical customizationFused Filament Fabrication3D printingGraded properties; cellular structureCellular structuregraded propertiesScience & TechnologyA methodology enabling the customization of shoes for comfort improvement is proposed and assessed. For this aim, 3D printed graded density inserts were placed in one of the critical plantar pressure zones of conventional insoles, the heel. A semi-automated routine was developed to design the 3D inserts ready for printing, which comprises three main stages: (i) the definition of the number of areas with different mesh density, (ii) the generation of 2D components with continuous graded mesh density, and (iii) the generation of a 3D component having the same 2D base mesh. The adequacy of the mesh densities used in the inserts was previously assessed through compression tests, using uniform mesh density samples. Slippers with different pairs of inserts embedded in their insoles were mechanically characterized, and their comfort was qualitatively assessed by a panel of users. All users found a particular pair, or a set, of prototype slippers more comfortable than the original ones, taken as reference, but their preferences were not consensual. This emphasizes the need for shoe customization, and the usefulness of the proposed methodology to achieve such a goal.This work was funded by National Funds through FCT—Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Reference UID/CTM/50025/2019 and UIDB/04436/2020, and Project FAMEST, Reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024529, co-financed by COMPETE2020 through PT2020 and FEDER.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Universidade do MinhoTeixeira, Rafaela Marisa FernandesCoelho, CarlosOliveira, JoãoGomes, JoanaPinto, Vera VazFerreira, Maria JoséNóbrega, J. M.Ferreira da Silva, AlexandreCarneiro, O. S.2021-04-012021-04-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/73286engTeixeira, R.; Coelho, C.; Oliveira, J.; Gomes, J.; Pinto, V.V.; Ferreira, M.J.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Silva, A.F.d.; Carneiro, O.S. Towards Customized Footwear with Improved Comfort. Materials 2021, 14, 1738. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma140717381996-194410.3390/ma14071738https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/7/1738info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:49:16Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/73286Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:47:42.525308Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort Teixeira, Rafaela Marisa Fernandes Shoe comfort Biomechanical customization Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printing Graded properties; cellular structure Cellular structure graded properties Science & Technology |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Towards customized footwear with improved comfort |
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Teixeira, Rafaela Marisa Fernandes |
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Teixeira, Rafaela Marisa Fernandes Coelho, Carlos Oliveira, João Gomes, Joana Pinto, Vera Vaz Ferreira, Maria José Nóbrega, J. M. Ferreira da Silva, Alexandre Carneiro, O. S. |
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Coelho, Carlos Oliveira, João Gomes, Joana Pinto, Vera Vaz Ferreira, Maria José Nóbrega, J. M. Ferreira da Silva, Alexandre Carneiro, O. S. |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Teixeira, Rafaela Marisa Fernandes Coelho, Carlos Oliveira, João Gomes, Joana Pinto, Vera Vaz Ferreira, Maria José Nóbrega, J. M. Ferreira da Silva, Alexandre Carneiro, O. S. |
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Shoe comfort Biomechanical customization Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printing Graded properties; cellular structure Cellular structure graded properties Science & Technology |
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Shoe comfort Biomechanical customization Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printing Graded properties; cellular structure Cellular structure graded properties Science & Technology |
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A methodology enabling the customization of shoes for comfort improvement is proposed and assessed. For this aim, 3D printed graded density inserts were placed in one of the critical plantar pressure zones of conventional insoles, the heel. A semi-automated routine was developed to design the 3D inserts ready for printing, which comprises three main stages: (i) the definition of the number of areas with different mesh density, (ii) the generation of 2D components with continuous graded mesh density, and (iii) the generation of a 3D component having the same 2D base mesh. The adequacy of the mesh densities used in the inserts was previously assessed through compression tests, using uniform mesh density samples. Slippers with different pairs of inserts embedded in their insoles were mechanically characterized, and their comfort was qualitatively assessed by a panel of users. All users found a particular pair, or a set, of prototype slippers more comfortable than the original ones, taken as reference, but their preferences were not consensual. This emphasizes the need for shoe customization, and the usefulness of the proposed methodology to achieve such a goal. |
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Teixeira, R.; Coelho, C.; Oliveira, J.; Gomes, J.; Pinto, V.V.; Ferreira, M.J.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Silva, A.F.d.; Carneiro, O.S. Towards Customized Footwear with Improved Comfort. Materials 2021, 14, 1738. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071738 1996-1944 10.3390/ma14071738 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/7/1738 |
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