M4: VIRTUAL FAB LAB

The SCILED Virtual Fab Lab is a virtual reality simulator of a footwear production company with 3D machines and tutorials that exemplify the production of a shoe. The SciLED Virtual Fab Lab is set up to facilitate the training activities based on teamwork by connecting trainers and trainees before running a physical internship/mobility training action. The Virtual Fab Lab replicates the physical lab of partner CTCP-Centro Tecnológico do Calçado de Portugal by simulating real situations, equipment and machinery for footwear prototyping. The SciLED Virtual Fab Lab app could be freely downloaded from Google Play, in order to be used with Google Cardboard VR glasses.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.virtualcampus.sciled&gl=RO

A version for Oculus VR glasses is available for registered users of the SciLED Academy, under the Virtual Fab Lab Module.

M3: FOOTWEAR DESIGN ENGINEERING

Module 3 aims to enable the Footwear Designer and the Footwear Product Manager to acquire knowledge and skills on footwear design engineering. The main learning objectives are:

·         Understanding main principles on materials engineering and the use of materials in footwear design

·         Understanding the role of comfort and performance properties in footwear design.

·         Understanding the properties of planar mechanical comfort.

·         Understanding footwear fitting issues.

·         Understanding the role of thermal comfort in footwear design.

 


M2: FOOTWEAR SUSTAINABILITY

 Module 2 aims to enable the Footwear Designer and the Footwear Product Manager to acquire knowledge and skills on footwear sustainability. The main learning objectives are:

·         Understand the consumer’s requirements for sustainability, the legal requirements, as well as non-legislative initiatives, and product standards on consumer safety and environmental protection.

·         Set the footwear product strategy towards sustainability.

·         Select footwear materials and components based on sustainability criteria being able to use testing standards and equipment.

·         Apply design for manufacturing concept, being able to select sustainable technologies, including the emerging ones, in the design stage.

·         Monitor the compliance with sustainability requirements being able to use methodologies and computer-aided tools to evaluate environmental impact and assess sustainability in footwear companies.

·         Coordinate the Product Lifecycle Management process, being able to interconnect the product engineering systems.

·         Manage the footwear innovation by being able to assess and select sustainable materials and to create innovative footwear concepts to support sustainability.

 


M1: FOOTWEAR PERFORMANCE AND COMFORT

Module 1 aims to enable the Footwear Designer and the Footwear Product Manager to acquire knowledge and skills on footwear performance and comfort. The primary learning objectives are:

·         Identify consumer’s requirements for comfort and transform their needs into design specifications

·         Analyse human foot and gait cycle in order to offer products that meet fit and comfort requirements.

·         Describe characteristics of footwear structure, materials and components that enhance walking, balance, stability, plantar pressure distribution, cushioning and shock absorption, bending and torsion, slip resistance and softness, flexibility and lightweight

·         Evaluate static and dynamic foot anthropometric parameters and transform them into constructive parameters of the last to ensure proper fitting and dimensional comfort

·         Describe requirements addressing hydrothermal comfort

·         Explain testing standards and equipment for evaluating comfort and performance and name sources of technical specifications for footwear