Parameter identification of hyperelastic material properties of the heel pad based on an analytical contact mechanics model of a spherical indentation

• Published in: Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials Vol. 65; pp. 753 - 760
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Ryo, Ito, Kohta, Lee, Taeyong, Ogihara, Naomichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Biomechanical Phenomena; Elasticity; Finite Element Analysis; Foot; Heel - physiology; Humans; Models, Biological; Plantar soft tissue; Plantar soft tissue; Elasticity; Finite-element analysis; Foot
• ISSN: 1751-6161; 1878-0180; 1878-0180
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.09.027

Accurate identification of the material properties of the plantar soft tissue is important for computer-aided analysis of foot pathologies and design of therapeutic footwear interventions based on subject-specific models of the foot. However, parameter identification of the hyperelastic material pro...