Data-Driven Footwear Design (Part 1):

Validating Shoe Performance with Plantar Pressure Mapping

 

Designing sports footwear that meets the demands of athletic performance requires more than intuition—it demands data. Every choice, from material selection to structural design, impacts a shoe's performance under pressure. This webinar explores how plantar pressure mapping with in-shoe insoles empowers footwear teams to objectively validate and refine their designs.

By capturing what's really happening at the foot-shoe and shoe-ground interfaces, designers and engineers gain actionable insight into critical performance metrics like the center of pressure trajectory, peak pressure, and pressure distribution. These insights enable better understanding of energy absorption, force transmission, and overall biomechanical alignment.

Whether you're building for speed, stability, or comfort, plantar pressure mapping allows you to compare subjective athlete feedback with quantitative, evidence-based data—ensuring your designs perform exactly as intended.

Do you have questions? Feel free to contact us for assistance or to schedule a live demonstration.
A 3D rendering of a person's foot inside a running shoe with XSENSOR's Intelligent Insoles system.

Learn

How plantar pressure mapping serves as a powerful tool to optimize footwear design through objective, real-time data.

XSENSOR's Intelligent Insoles system showing plantar pressure map of a foot.

Understand

The role of key metrics—such as center of pressure, peak pressure, and pressure distribution—in validating shoe performance.

A person's foot inside a running shoe with XSENSOR's Intelligent Insoles system showing plantar pressure map.

Experience

How to incorporate in-shoe pressure mapping insoles into your design and testing protocols and how to visualize and interpret the data that matters most when iterating sport-specific footwear.

About the Presenter:

Antonio Robustelli | MSc, CSCS

High-Performance Sports Scientist & Technologist

 

Antonio Robustelli is a renowned sports performance consultant and elite coach from Italy. He is celebrated for his cutting-edge expertise in sports technology, injury prevention, strength training programming, and speed development. With a reputation for blending science and innovation, Antonio’s insights have made him a sought-after authority, trusted by athletes across the globe. Whether refining the performance of elite competitors or guiding emerging talent, he delivers tailored strategies that drive results in diverse sports disciplines worldwide.