Description: Footwear Innovation: From Conceptual Design through to Advanced Manufacturing Techniques is an essential guide for understanding technological advancements in the footwear industry. The book offers a detailed exploration into foot biomechanics, deformities, and machine learning's role in identifying users' needs. It serves as a comprehensive resource for footwear designers, manufacturers, and entrepreneurs. The book is divided into six parts: foot problems and biomechanics; ideation and design methodologies; advanced tools like Reverse Engineering, CAD/CAS/CAE, Augmented/Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence; manufacturing technologies including 3D printing and robotics; risk assessment and usability testing; and finally, sustainability and entrepreneurship in footwear innovation.
Brief description: Kamalpreet Sandhu, MEng. is an Assistant Professor in the Product and Industrial Design Department at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. His primary focus is on design and development of footwear products and injury prevention. He has worked on projects in Podiatric Medicine at the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi i.e., Designed and developed new kind of orthosis for social needs. This work resulted in the publication "Effect of Shod Walking on Plantar Pressure with Varying Insole". His areas of research are 3D printing, Ergonomics and Human Gait Analysis. He is also an Editor of Books, SPRINGER NATURE "Emerging Application of 3D printing during Covid19 pandemic, Sustainability for 3D Printing, Application of 3D printing in Biomedical Engineering and Food Printing: 3D printing in Food sector. He also acts as an Editorial Review board member for the "International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) and the Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ). He is working in collaboration with Prof. Karupppasamy Subburaj, Medical Engineering and Design (MED) laboratory, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).