Occupational Injury Prevention
Postural Control & Fall Prevention
Postural Control & Fall Prevention
A Predictive Statistical Model for Shoe-Floor-Fluid Coefficient of Friction
Funded by a NIOSH R03 grant, the goal of this research study was to develop and validate a tool for predicting the risk of a slip and fall injury based on parameters that could be inexpensively measured. Specifically, the study team developed a model for predicting coefficient of friction and then applied that model to predict the slipping risk across different shoe surfaces.
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Publications
Peer-Reviewed Article
2024
Applied Ergonomics
Prospective validity assessment of a friction prediction model based on tread outsole features of slip-resistant shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
2023
Journal of Safety Research
Validation of a portable shoe tread scanner to predict slip risk
Peer-Reviewed Article
2022
Applied Ergonomics
In contrast to slip-resistant shoes, fluid drainage capacity explains friction performance across shoes that are not slip-resistant
Peer-Reviewed Article
2021
Footwear Science
Designing shoe tread for friction performance: a hierarchical approach
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Applied Ergonomics
Prediction of coefficient of friction based on footwear outsole features