FITNESS AND COMFORT ASSESSMENT OF FOOTWEAR: AN ANTHROPOMETRIC APPRAISAL
| Autor: | Adinife Patrick Azodo, Olasunkanmi Salami Isamaila, Sampson Chisa Owhor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Engineering Science. 28:80-86 |
| ISSN: | 2587-3482 2587-3474 |
| DOI: | 10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(3).06 |
| Popis: | Suitability determination of any product designed for specific types of consumers is possible through the effective use of anthropometric information. This study assessed anthropometric data utilization in footwear designs and patterns as an indicator of fitness and comfort in footwear production. The data collected for analysis were the length and the breadth dimensions of footwear design pattern from eighteen footwear cottage shops and the foot anthropometric parameter from a total of four hundred and thirty-three (433) (males (226) and females (207)) subjects. The instrumentation design for the data collection was a digital vernier caliper (model Mitutoyo 500-506-10). The analysis of the foot anthropometry dimension and the design footwear pattern data obtained showed a lack of bilateral symmetry for the male and female gender. The fitness and comfortable foot support function of the footwear analyzed using a paired samples t-test between the footwear design pattern dimensions, and the foot anthropometric parameters disclosed p > 0.05 in all cases – not significant. This study concluded that tailoring a product design to the users’ population reduces the mismatch challenges, grants fitness, and comfort to the users. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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