This website shows viewers how to mold one's own foot to create a sole/orthotic. This can be useful as we would like our product to include a custom sole for comfort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFD8Kfq93-Y
The beginning of this video shows how to 3D scan a client's foot and upload that file onto the computer. This is another process we can utilize to help further customize our product.
http://www.advancedbuckle.com/
http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/equipment/boots.html
These websites discuss the ski-boot technology, Advanced Buckle Technology (ABT), used for tightening. It is this technology that inspired our design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coHvzRCqqyk
This video demonstrates how an AFO (Ankle Foot Orthosis) works, with an actual demonstration of a child with a walking disability functioning with and without the use an AFO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQsTfBasYdQ
This video also shows a demonstration of the use of an AFO, before and after. It dramatically changes the motion of walking by allowing the heel to strike first.
http://courses.washington.edu/anatomy/KinesiologySyllabus/GaitPhasesKineticsKinematics.pdf
http://www.oandplibrary.org/alp/chap13-01.asp
These links provide an explanation of the gait cycle.
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