scholarly journals A Biomechanical Investigation of Athletic Footwear Traction Performance: Integration of Gait Analysis with Computational Simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1672
Author(s):  
Kao-Shang Shih ◽  
Shu-Yu Jhou ◽  
Wei-Chun Hsu ◽  
Ching-Chi Hsu ◽  
Jun-Wen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Gait Analysis ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Computational Simulation ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Athletic Footwear

Evaluations are vital to quantify the functionalities of athletic footwear, such as the performance of slip resistance, shock absorption, and rebound. Computational technology has progressed to become a promising solution for accelerating product development time and providing customized products in order to keep up with the competitive contemporary footwear market. In this research, the effects of various tread pattern designs on traction performance in a normal gait were analyzed by employing an approach that integrated computational simulation and gait analysis. A state-of-the-art finite element (FE) model of a shoe was developed by digital sculpting technology. A dynamic plantar pressure distribution was automatically applied to interpret individualized subject conditions. The traction performance and real contact area between the shoe and the ground during the gait could be characterized and predicted. The results suggest that the real contact area and the structure of the outsole tread design influence the traction performance of the shoe in dry conditions. This computational process is more efficient than mechanical tests in terms of both cost and time, and it could bring a noticeable benefit to the footwear industry in the early design phases of product development.

An Analytical Thermodynamic Approach to Friction of Rubber on Ice

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-150
Author(s):  
Klaus Wiese ◽  
Thiemo M. Kessel ◽  
Reinhard Mundl ◽  
Burkhard Wies
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Liquid Layer ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Viscous Friction ◽  
Analytical Approximation ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Length Scales ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Ice Surface

ABSTRACT The presented investigation is motivated by the need for performance improvement in winter tires, based on the idea of innovative “functional” surfaces. Current tread design features focus on macroscopic length scales. The potential of microscopic surface effects for friction on wintery roads has not been considered extensively yet. We limit our considerations to length scales for which rubber is rough, in contrast to a perfectly smooth ice surface. Therefore we assume that the only source of frictional forces is the viscosity of a sheared intermediate thin liquid layer of melted ice. Rubber hysteresis and adhesion effects are considered to be negligible. The height of the liquid layer is driven by an equilibrium between the heat built up by viscous friction, energy consumption for phase transition between ice and water, and heat flow into the cold underlying ice. In addition, the microscopic “squeeze-out” phenomena of melted water resulting from rubber asperities are also taken into consideration. The size and microscopic real contact area of these asperities are derived from roughness parameters of the free rubber surface using Greenwood-Williamson contact theory and compared with the measured real contact area. The derived one-dimensional differential equation for the height of an averaged liquid layer is solved for stationary sliding by a piecewise analytical approximation. The frictional shear forces are deduced and integrated over the whole macroscopic contact area to result in a global coefficient of friction. The boundary condition at the leading edge of the contact area is prescribed by the height of a “quasi-liquid layer,” which already exists on the “free” ice surface. It turns out that this approach meets the measured coefficient of friction in the laboratory. More precisely, the calculated dependencies of the friction coefficient on ice temperature, sliding speed, and contact pressure are confirmed by measurements of a simple rubber block sample on artificial ice in the laboratory.

scholarly journals Relationship between the real contact behavior and tribological characteristics of cotton fabric

Friction ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongxin Chen ◽  
Jiaxin Ye ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jiang Wei ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Tribological Characteristics ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Cotton Fibers ◽  
Friction Behavior ◽  
Contact Behavior ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact

Abstract The tribological characteristics of cotton fibers play an important role in engineering and materials science, and real contact behavior is a significant aspect in the friction behavior of cotton fibers. In this study, the tribological characteristics of cotton fibers and their relationship with the real contact behavior are investigated through reciprocating linear tribotesting and real contact analysis. Results show that the friction coefficient decreases with a general increase in load or velocity, and the load and velocity exhibit a co-influence on the friction coefficient. The dynamic change in the real contact area is recorded clearly during the experiments and corresponds to the fluctuations observed in the friction coefficient. Moreover, the friction coefficient is positively correlated with the real contact area based on a quantitative analysis of the evolution of friction behavior and the real contact area at different loads and velocities. This correlation is evident at low velocities and medium load.

scholarly journals Estimation of real contact area during sliding friction from interface temperature

AIP Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 065227
Author(s):  
Sung Keun Chey ◽  
Pengyi Tian ◽  
Yu Tian
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Sliding Friction ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Interface Temperature ◽  
Real Contact

An Observation Method of Real Contact Area during PVA Brush Scrubbing

2018 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Sanada ◽  
Masanao Hanai ◽  
Akira Fukunaga ◽  
Hirokuni Hiyama
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Contact Condition ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Led Light ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Observation Method

In the post CMP cleaning, the contact condition between PVA brush and surface is very important. In this study, we observed the real contact area between a brush and surface using a collimating LED light and prism. As a result, we found that the real contact area increases with increasing the brush compression. In addition, we also found that the real contact area decreases when the brush starts to move, and the brush was locally compressed due to its deformation.

scholarly journals A 3D study of the contact surface developed by the contact between the tires and the structural pavements

Exacta ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Alex Alves Bandeira ◽  
Rita Moura Fortes ◽  
João Virgílio Merighi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Contact Mechanics ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Augmented Lagrangian Method ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Commercial Program ◽  
Contact Surfaces

The basic aim in this work is to present a new technique to analyze the contact surfaces developed by the contact between the tires and the structural pavements by numerical simulations, using 3D finite element formulations with contact mechanics. For this purpose, the Augmented Lagrangian method is used. This study is performed just putting the tires on the structural pavement. These tires and the structural pavement are discretized by finite elements under large 3D elastoplastic deformation. The real loads (of aircrafts, trucks or cars) are applied directly on each tire and by contact mechanics procedures, the real contact area between the tires and the pavement surface is computed. The penetration conditions and the contact interfaces are investigated in details. Furthermore, the pressure developed at the contact surfaces is automatically calculated and transferred to the structural pavement by contact mechanics techniques. The purpose of this work research is to show that the contact area is not circular and the finite element techniques can calculate automatically the real contact area, the real geometry and its stresses and strains. In the end of this work, numerical results in terms of geometry, stress and strain are presented and compared to show the ability of the algorithm. These numerical results are also compared with the numerical results obtained by the commercial program ANSYS.

scholarly journals Measurement of Real Contact Area for Rough Metal Surfaces and the Distinction of Contribution From Elasticity and Plasticity

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei-Tao Li ◽  
Xuan-Ming Liang ◽  
Yu-Zhe Xing ◽  
Duo Yan ◽  
Gang-Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Frustrated Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
New Apparatus ◽  
Elastic And Plastic Deformation

Abstract The measurement of the real contact area between rough surfaces is one of the most challenging problems in contact mechanics and is of importance to understand some physical mechanisms in tribology. Based on the frustrated total internal reflection, a new apparatus is designed to measure the real contact area. For metallic samples with various surface topographies, the relation between normal load and the real contact area is measured. The unloading process is first considered to distinguish the contribution of elasticity and plasticity in contact with rough surfaces. It is found that both elasticity and plasticity are involved throughout the continuous loading process, different from some present understanding and assumptions that they play at different loading stages. A quantitative parameter is proposed to indicate the contribution of plasticity. The present work not only provides an experimental method to measure the real contact area but figures out how elastic and plastic deformation works in contact with rough surfaces.

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