Abstract Summary
To keep up with competitive footwear market nowadays, the progress in modeling and computational simulation is a promising solution for accelerating the product development time, and providing customized products. In this study, the effect of various tread pattern designs on traction performance during gait motion have been analyzed by employing an approach that integrate the digital sculpting technology and finite element (FE) method with motion analysis. This more cost and time efficient manner for evaluation of traction performance is preliminary. Comparative studies are needed.