Custom shoe last fabrication through CNC milling
Journal
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control, and Instrumentation (IECON 1995)
Pages
1626 -1630
Date Issued
1995-11
Author(s)
Abstract
The prescription of custom shoes by a physician can facilitate the healing of foot related problems. Manufacturing custom shoe lasts is very expensive and time consuming, however. A high degree of skill is also required to make the shoe lasts. The current process is very labor intensive and slow. An automated process developed at the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (CRIM) fabricates custom shoe lasts inexpensively, accurately, and quickly. This process consists of a laser foot scanner, an integrated graphical modification system and a CNC milling machine. The reduction in fabrication time and cost allows a larger number of patients to benefit from the use of custom shoes.
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Type
conference paper