... instruments, however automatic data analysis is performed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Fabric testing Materials handling Robotics Neural nets In the clothing industry, the experts traditionally estimate the fabric properties by hand actions, using their tactile feelings...

... viscous effects in the compression of cotton and wool fabric assemblies. The automation of garment manufacture is an important field of study in the textile industry. In this field, a major focus has been placed on materials handling, because it accounts for 80 per cent of the time needed...

... in Figure 1 . After the measurement, these samples were washed and measured again. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Clothing industry Fabric Materials handling Textiles Within the wide range of woven fabrics made of synthetic yarns and their blends with cotton, the 100 per cent cotton...

... for establishing clothing CAD systems, and sheds light on fundamental mechanisms operating in fabric drape behaviour. Fabric Garments Materials handling Sewing “Drape” in textiles is a term which describes the unique characteristics of a fabric under its own weight when supported in some areas...

... wave with computer data processing 4 Element 4 5 Element 5 © MCB UP Limited 1997 Clothing industry Materials handling Sewing In subjective evaluation, seam pucker is usually evaluated by means of visual observation of the seam line while...

..., compliance of outer fabrics and fusible interlinings and fabric formability on the degree of rippling. Suggests preventive measures to avoid rippling in fused garment parts. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Clothing industry Fabrics Materials handling Sewing Tests Nowadays, most garments...

...-Applications in Technology, Vol. 9, 1993, pp. 357-63. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Fabric Clothing Materials handling Models ...

... for the example, but this has limitations that indicate that more sophisticated techniques are needed. Points out possible difficulties with the graphical representation of drape, based on the experience of the simple example. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Fabrics Materials handling An approach...

... solution into a series of solitary wave solutions. These analytical expressions describing the curvature parameters of a surface represent actual solutions of fabric dynamical systems. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Fabric Materials handling Textiles IJCST 8,3 Modelling fabric deformation...

... industry Materials handling An XY-Theta manipulator for flexible fabric part positioning George R. Barrett, Carlos E. Farrington and Timothy G. Clapp College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA An XY-Theta manipulator 33 Introduction The assembly of apparel...

... at test control strategy and acquisition of force and deformation data, from the viewpoint of process control in garment assembly. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Fabrics Materials handling Textile industry IJCST 8,1/2 12 Low-stress fabric testing for process control in garment assembly Application...

..., and thread tension imbalance, for several stitch types. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Fabric Materials handling Sewing Textile industry IJCST 8,1/2 24 Thread motion ratio used to monitor sewing machines J. Lewis Dorrity and L. Howard Olson School of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute...

... ECI and Thinsulate provided negligible loss of grip strength. The Nomex gloves provided virtually no thermal protection and substantial loss of grip strength post‐immersion. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Fabric Clothing Materials handling IJCST 7,5 Physiological and perceptual responses...

... of evaluating fabric handle. Part 1: analysis of subjective assessments , Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vo1. 34 No. 1, 1988, pp. 13-18. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Fabric Clothing Materials handling ...

.... The robotic hand employs a strain gauge sensor and is capable of sensing touch, of measuring the thickness of fabric and its tension. Robotic hands have more applications in computer integrated manufacturing. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Materials Handling Multi‐user...

... Equations Materials Handling © MCB UP Limited 1990 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLOTHING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POSITIONING OF TEXTILES GENERAL SHELL EQUATIONS OF MOTION C. Högfors and B. Edberg Received 29 March 1990 Accepted 27 May 1990 INTRODUCTION The material flow in a flexible manufacturing...