This project evaluated the feasibility of correlating surface roughness to Coefficient of Friction on a shoe sole’s elastomer compound. I used state of the art microscopes to measure the surface of elastomer compounds at fine scales. I used geometric multiscale analysis to characterize the surface and begin to determine the relevant scales of measurement. I aided in the design of a testing apparatus that can test for coefficient of friction. This apparatus measured the normal and transversal forces at the interaction of two surfaces. This study demonstrated that with a more diverse selection of surface topographies one should be able to find a correlation.

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Creator

• King, Connor MacGregor

Contributeurs

• Lidwin, Joe
• Murray, Chris
• Hard, Brien

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032416-161018

Advisor

• Brown, Christopher A.

Year

• 2016

Date created

• 2016-03-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright