Lupus is a disease when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues. It can also cause severe bone damage causing foot injuries to be very common. Our way of helping this is by designing a shoe that has insole protection to reduce damage caused by Lupus.
Thesis
User Persona
Kara is an 11-year-old girl diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 7. Her favorite color is pink and she loves to watch TV. Her main frustration is that because of her condition, her shoes aren't giving her the support she needs, to have an active life.
Lupus is a non-contagious disease that causes the body immune system to attack the rest of the body. It will do this by causing rashes, damaging joints, and tearing away muscle tissue and bone density.
Overview of Condition
Design Features
Our shoe is designed to be a spacious fit with cushions strategically placed around the shoe. The design of our sole has been made to form around the foot providing better support during large swinging movements. We have aslo designed a system called the Impact reduction system. It uses a sliding mechanism to ease pain and lower the risk of injury during her daily life.
Design Sketches
Impact reduction system
Prototype V1
Next Steps
Our next step is to make our final design. We will first research different soles, cushions, and, outer materials. Then we will move on to the finalization and construction of the impact reduction system.
