Description
Footwear Innovation: From Conceptual Design through to Advanced Manufacturing Techniques is an essential guide for understanding technological advancements in the footwear industry. The book offers a detailed exploration into foot biomechanics, deformities, and machine learning's role in identifying users' needs. It serves as a comprehensive resource for footwear designers, manufacturers, and entrepreneurs. The book is divided into six parts: foot problems and biomechanics; ideation and design methodologies; advanced tools like Reverse Engineering, CAD/CAS/CAE, Augmented/Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence; manufacturing technologies including 3D printing and robotics; risk assessment and usability testing; and finally, sustainability and entrepreneurship in footwear innovation.- Explores the potential of technologies in the footwear product design and development process- Covers a wide range of topics, including smart products, process characteristics, modeling, optimization of products, industrial applications, risk assessment, and biomechanical usability of footwear products- Discusses theoretical aspects and provides practical guidance on how to identify problems, conduct experiments for evaluations, and implement user feedback
Table of Contents
PART 1. UNDERSTANDING FOOT PROBLEMS1. Introduction to the biomechanics of the foot and various deformities of the foot2. Understanding the Users' needs and Problems for footwear using Machine learning ApproachesPART 2. IDEATION AND DESIGN METHODS IN FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT3. Generation of a variety of footwear design ideas using various methods4. Role of creativity for designers during ideation stages and methods to assessing the skills of creativityPART 3. METHODS AND TOOLS FOR CREATION OF FOOTWEAR5. Amalgamation of Reverse Engineering, CAD/CAS/CAE, Augmented/Virtual reality and Artificial Intelligence to obtain an optimal design solutionPART 4. TECHNOLOGIES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS OF FOOTWEAR6. Advancement in 3D printing material and printed footwear accessories7. Recyclizing and social, economic and environmental aspects of the footwear innovationsPART 5. RISK ASSESSMENT AND USABILITY TESTING OF FOOTWEAR8. How to plan a Design of Experiments to conduct the usability testing on footwear products with end users?9. Effect of wearing footwear on balance and walking: Kinetic and Kinematics StudyPART 6. SUSTAINABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE FOOTWEAR SECTOR10. Promoting Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Footwear business
