Foot study: a system for measuring foot geometry

  • Authors:

  • Miha Grčar;Nejc Šarabon;Janko Strel;Gregor Starc;Jure Labrovič

  • Affiliations:

  • Dept. of Knowledge Technologies, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia;Olympic Rehabilitation Center Zdravilišče Šmarješke Toplice and Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana;Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana;Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana;Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana

  • Venue:
  • ICAI'06 Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Automation & Information
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

In this paper we present a system for measuring foot geometry using a footprint. Such analyses are of great importance in medicine, footwear industry, and sport science. The presented automated system has several advantages over the manual analysis which is still quite common. The key advantage is in the fact that the system strictly follows mathematical and/or algorithmic definitions of quantities that need to be measured. This way the performed analyses are objective and always repeatable. The system also counters other shortcomings of the manual analysis such as: time consumption, susceptibility to errors, inability to build large repositories of performed analyses, and lack of skills needed for the preparation of clear and concise reports. It is wrapped into an intuitive graphical user interface which makes it easy to use. In this paper the system is presented from two different points of view. On one hand, we present some key algorithms that form the core of the system, and on the other hand, the graphical user interface as seen (or "experienced") by the end-user is described. We believe that we have correctly identified and addressed the issues related to the manual foot geometry analysis and that the Foot Study system will initiate a series of research work involving foot geometry analysis.