Design News - September 27, 2004

Cover Story

In March 2001, three engineers at Adidas with no experience using electronics set out to pursue an idea considered to be more than a little out there: Design a computer-based, dynamic cushioning system to fit into the sole of a high-performance running shoe. Following the approach of Lockheed's now classic Skunk Works team that put the XP-80, the U.

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Ask The Search Engineer
BMOC
Waxy Widgets
Calamities
The Case of the Careening Chip
Designer's Corner
Economical Pendulum Suspension System Keeps Vibrations Out
Expo
Software/Hardware
Fluid Power
Motion Control/Power Transmission
Fastening/Joining/Assembly
Electronics
Featured Product
Ready for the Rugged Route
Flash
New and Notable Product Design
Gadget Freak
Sam Shunned Those Ordinary Doggie Toys
Mail
Readers Sound Off
My View
Cruel Shoes
Rant
It Is Time to Start Innovating
Slant
PLM Supports Six Sigma
Weblog
Simply Informative

Feature

Ultimate Testing

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