College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Advisor
Shreeshan Jena, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department
Funding Source
Cal Poly's College of Engineering Dean's Innovation Fund, Paul & Sandi Bonderson, Kim Vorrath, and The Sprague Foundation
Date
10-2025
Abstract/Summary
The idea of the present proposal is to develop a biomimetic foot model and validate the model accuracy in predicting plantar stresses on the foot, using insole pressure sensors. The incidences of foot pain can often be coupled with uncomfortable footwear and prolonged usage of a shoe may be associated with long-term musculoskeletal disorders in the lower limb. While multiple studies have tracked the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) or midfoot OA and have studied the effect of orthotic treatment on the foot pain across individuals [1], there are few biomimetic models of the foot that can study and associate the complex distribution of foot-stresses to the development or progression of such foot or foot-associated pathologies. Further, the model can be tested by simulating different combinations of shoe-wear geometries and therefore get an estimate of the development of stresses within the foot, and how it relates to foot pain.
October 1, 2025.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ceng_surp/126