Presentation 2016-05-21
Effects of gel materials used in the sole of running shoes on shock absorbing and foot stabilization functions
Koji Abe, Toyohiko Hayashi, Shigehito Tanahashi, Shigenori Sato, Hiroki Kikui, Shinji Konno,
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Abstract(in English) Recently, the population of runners have been increasing due to rising health concerns. Accordingly, injuries of beginning runners have also increased. To prevent such injuries, running shoes have two different functions such as shock absorption and foot stabilization particularly in the sole. Because these two functions are somewhat contradictory to each other, we have to obtain optimum designs of the sole structure under practical conditions. Then we studied effects of a gel material incorporated into the sole on the shoes functions in running. Experiments of running on a treadmill demonstrated that a hardness of the gel affects its deformation pattern, i.e. shock absorbing mechanism, while it has a little effect on foot stabilization under the conditions of the present experiments.
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Keyword(in English) running shoes / gel material / sole deformation / plantar pressure / orientation of shoes
Paper # MBE2016-7
Date of Issue 2016-05-14 (MBE)

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Committee MBE / NC
Conference Date 2016/5/21(1days)
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Place (in English) University of Toyama
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Chair Tetsuo Kobayashi(Kyoto Univ.) / Toshimichi Saito(Hosei Univ.)
Vice Chair Yutaka Fukuoka(Kogakuin Univ.) / Shigeo Sato(Tohoku Univ.)
Secretary Yutaka Fukuoka(akita noken) / Shigeo Sato(Kogakuin Univ.)
Assistant Takenori Oida(Kyoto Univ.) / Ryota Horie(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.) / Hiroyuki Kanbara(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Hisanao Akima(Tohoku Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Effects of gel materials used in the sole of running shoes on shock absorbing and foot stabilization functions
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) running shoes
Keyword(2) gel material
Keyword(3) sole deformation
Keyword(4) plantar pressure
Keyword(5) orientation of shoes
1st Author's Name Koji Abe
1st Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Toyohiko Hayashi
2nd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Shigehito Tanahashi
3rd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
4th Author's Name Shigenori Sato
4th Author's Affiliation Taica Corporation(Taica)
5th Author's Name Hiroki Kikui
5th Author's Affiliation Taica Corporation(Taica)
6th Author's Name Shinji Konno
6th Author's Affiliation Taica Corporation(Taica)
Date 2016-05-21
Paper # MBE2016-7
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) MBE-58
Page pp.pp.35-40(MBE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2016-05-14 (MBE)