Optimal design of sport footwear with considering energy dissipation of lower limb soft-tissue during running

摘要

Aims. - Postponing muscular fatigue and preventing injuries of the lower extremity during running are common desires for professional runners. These favorites may significantly be provided via reducing the energy dissipation (ED) at the lower limb soft-tissues (LLST). It is obvious that footwear plays a main rote in this matter. Use of a pair of sport shoes made by materials having optimal viscoelastic parameters can certainly help to perform a professional running. Hence, in this paper we intend to find an optimal domain for the viscoelastic parameters of sport shoes, called safe area, at which the ED at the LLST is minimum.