AN IMPROVED TRACTION SHOE.

Tribology, friction and traction: understanding shoe-surface interaction

Improved Directional Stability in Traction Control System

Traction control system (TCS) comprises the slip control subsystem and the directional stability subsystem. The slip controller can enhance the traction performance by maintaining the slipratio within a proper range. Additional information about the lateral behavior of the vehicle is necessary to enhance the directional stability during the cornering or lane change on the slippery roads. With a...

The effects of shoe traction and obstacle height on lower extremity coordination dynamics during walking.

This study aims to investigate the effects of shoe traction and obstacle height on lower extremity relative phase dynamics (analysis of intralimb coordination) during walking to better understand the mechanisms employed to avoid slippage following obstacle clearance. Ten participants walked at a self-selected pace during eight conditions: four obstacle heights (0%, 10%, 20%, and 40% of limb len...

Screen-printed piezoelectric shoe-insole energy harvester using an improved flexible PZT-polymer composites

This paper reports improved screen-printed piezoelectric composites that can be printed on fabrics or flexible substrates. The materials are flexible and are processed at lower temperature (130°C). One main PZT particle size (2μm) was mixed separately with smaller piezoelectric particles (0.1, 0.3 and 0.8μm) with different weight ratios to investigate the piezoelectric property d33. The blended...

Improved lateral cervical spine radiography through halo traction device.

Patients with instability of the cervical spine due to trauma, neoplasm, infection, or surgery wear halo traction devices for prolonged periods of time. While providing the requisite distraction and stability, the four post frame of this device frequently frustrates attempts to monitor the progress of healing with sequential radiographs in the following ways: (1) the metal frame and wide plasti...