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Multifunctional design for military footwear

For some time design of a new product is not connected only with aesthetic, artistic appearance but moreover with functionality and engineering (from rightful selection of materials, construction, and technological concept to prototyping). Only in this way, new product will be designed and functionalized according to the end user needs and requirements, which is important nowadays when designing a new product is a complex field of practice, which operates, in a competitive, global industry. Military footwear have lot of specific requirements to fulfil starting from maintaining and enhancing mobility to the maximizing protection and eliminating or minimizing the risk for the wearer (protection against ballistics ; battery acid ; degradation by sea water, human sweat, or microbiological agents ; falling heavy objects ; flames or heat ; insects and snake bites ; nuclear and chemical threats ; etc). Therefore, designing appropriate military footwear represent a great challenge not only for designers but for engineers as well. Having all that in mind few years ago, Faculty of Textile Technology University of Zagreb started research with the aim to develop 21st century multifunctional footwear for e.g. military, police, first respondents or any special human forces for different weather environment. The paper present how it was done in the case of boots for hot environment conditions.

multifunctional design ; footwear for hot weather conditions

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