It is particularly important to explore the response and transmission characteristics of shoe sole
when exposed to foot-transmitted vibration (FTV) in daily life. In this study, based on mechanical mobility
and vibration transmissibility, the vibration response and transmission characteristics of ordinary sole and multicellular structure sole under three excitation modes were analyzed with finite element analysis. The analysis
results of the ordinary sole are as follows: The distribution and transmission of vibration energy of ordinary sole
are more related to the excitation position and mode-shape; the phalange region is more violent in vibration
response to vibration and transmission of vibration. In addition, the analysis results of multi-cellular structure
soles show that different types of multi-cellular structure soles have different effects on the equivalent mechanical
mobility and the equivalent vibration transmissibility, among which Grid type has the greatest influence. So, this
study can help prevent foot injury and provide guidance for the optimal design of the sole.
WU Xuyang1 (吴旭阳)
,
LIU Xiaoying1* (刘晓颖)
,
HAO Yanhua1 (郝艳华)
,
LIU Changhuang1 (刘长煌)
,
HUANG Xianwei2 (黄贤伟)
.
Vibration Transmission Characteristics of Shoe Sole Based on Mechanical Mobility and Vibration Transmissibility
[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2025
, 30(1)
: 175
-186
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-023-2587-x
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