Abstract
The aim of the present work was to gather data concerning the measurements and the shape of individuals' feet of Italians, to design more ergonomic shoe lasts. The unloaded feet of a sample of 316 participants of Italian ethnicity of 20 different towns located in northern, central, and southern Italy and the Italian islands were digitalized. Results showed significant differences by gender, age, and geographical area. The sample's degree of awareness concerning some of their own foot characteristics and interaction with footwear were also investigated. These findings will be used to design footwear that can provide a good fit for the feet of Italians and, consequently, a greater degree of comfort. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.
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Olivato, P., Morricone, M., Fubini, E., & Re, A. (2007). Foot digitalization for last design and individual awareness of personal foot characteristics. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 4561 LNCS, pp. 949–958). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73321-8_107
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