Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has faced capacity constraints, particularly during peak periods. At the security screening checkpoint, this is due to the growing number of passengers and a shortage of security staff. To improve operating performance, there is a need to integrate newer technologies that improve …

Wereldwijd heeft 10% van de bevolking te maken met een vorm van diabetes. Een ziekte die, als gevolg van minder gevoel in de voet, kan leiden tot ernstige gezondheidsklachten. In het meest ernstige geval kan dit zelfs leiden tot (gedeeltelijke) amputatie van de voet. Shoe-TIMeS is een tweejarig SIA-RAAK …

Voetdeformiteiten, spierzwakte in de onderste extremiteit, verminderde proprioceptie en pijn zijn veelvoorkomende problemen bij aandoeningen zoals diabetes en reumatoïde artritis, waardoor een normaal looppatroon verstoord wordt. De Wallin shoe beweert een oplossing te bieden ten behoeve van het looppatroon …

Wellbeing, comfort and safety in outdoor shoes have always been based on parameters that vary from person to person (male, female, weight, build, etc.). The aim of the project OutFeet was to go beyond this subjective approach by taking a merely qualitative analysis to a higher scientific level. The …

Objective: To investigate the influence of three different types of shoe models frequently worn at home, including an open heel shoe model, on gait parameters that are associated with fall risk in older persons. Methods: Twenty-five community-dwelling independent older persons were asked to walk on …

1. Summary The goal of the graduation thesis is to develop a method to analyze the energy losses through pipe shoe supports. The end result will be an excel file that can be used by any of the engineers within Jacobs. Therefore all calculation and fundamental data must be included. To achieve this goal …

It has been shown that several gait parameters are predictive for fall risk in older persons. There is evidence that footwear can influence foot position and gait patterns, especially in older persons. We carried out experiments to study the effects of type of footwear on gait paterns, in pernons aged …

Background Several footwear design characteristics are known to have detrimental effects on the foot. However, one characteristic that has received relatively little attention is the point where the sole flexes in the sagittal plane. Several footwear assessment forms assume that this should ideally …

The percentage of sports and leisure shoes sold worldwide is gradually increasing. However, consumers have little or no objective information on the mechanical properties of the shoes. A justified selection protocol of sports and leisure shoes based on static and dynamic shoe properties considering the …

In the Netherlands and the Dutch speaking part of Belgium stakeholders in education and Shoe orthopaedics have formed a consotium platform. this pplatform "Forum Orthopaedic Programs (FOOT) is esthablished to reduce existing distance between cultures and backgrounds and provide a sound platform in exchanging …