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Although safety footwear has an important role to play in ensuring the safety, comfort and health of workers in work environments that require the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), until now there has been no such thing as safety footwear designed specifically for women.

In collaboration with the Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV), the company DIADORA has developed Athena, a new safety shoe for women. The design of Athena has involved a study of the needs of working women, provided by working women themselves, a morphological study of their feet, and an analysis of their functional requirements.

The result is a shoe that provides an exceptional fit thanks to components designed to adapt perfectly to the user's tread, providing optimum functionality at every step.

 

 

Since it was set up in 1976, the Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) has been distinguished for focusing on the transfer of knowledge and technology. To this end, in 2020, the IBV launched its latest development, MOVE4D, which is innovative and unprecedented 3D scanning technology used to study the shapes of the human body in motion, with a series of specific features that are a breakthrough in the practical use of the digital human modeling in diverse contexts such as digital anthropometry, biomechanics, human factors, health and the production of multimedia content.

As a benchmark of the success of the IBV knowledge transfer and promotion model, this article covers the launch and the setting up of a laboratory, which is based on the technology developed by the Valencian technology center. The Technische Universität Dresden and more specifically the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM), is a prime example of the international scientific and technological significance of the work carried out by the IBV in the last few years.

To be considered reliable, a shoe size recommendation system must be based on the fit or relationship between the inner shape of the shoe and the shape of the foot. Accurate 3D scanning of the foot and the generation of statistical models for predicting fit are crucial in this respect. If the technology is to be transferred to companies, it must be scalable and able to integrate seamlessly into their business model.

The Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) has the technology and tools to scan the user's foot and to use this information to select the model and size of footwear that best fits each user. It also makes it possible to de•termine the anatomy of the insole that best suits the shape of the foot.

IBV has collaborated with BASE PROTECTION and has granted a license to the company to use its 3D Avatar Feet/IBV app which captures the shape of the foot with only 3 photos. It has also adapted the algorithms that make it possible to determine the size of the footwear that best fits each user, as well as the most suitable insole for each user according to their plantar anatomy.

The Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) has developed BOXIAL, a 3D scanning system for the digitalization of impression foams and unloaded feet, based on an iPad and a depth sensor. This tool makes it possible to obtain, in just a few seconds, high quality 3D surfaces compatible with the main CAD design software for plantar orthoses. The user-friendly and intuitive design of BOXIAL will help to improve operational efficiency and to automatize the communication between podiatry clinics and the manufacturer, thereby reducing error rates, costs and time.

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