... to the traditional manual method, efficiency and precision are the advantages of the present method. Modelling Garment industry Body regions Image processing equipment Measurement Programming and algorithm theory Feature‐based Anthropometry Multi‐resolution model Jing‐Jing Fang can be contacted...

...Jin Sun; Xiaobo Chen; Xiaoyong Lu; Juntong Xi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a processing system for 3D dress geometry modelling and texture mapping. Design/methodology/approach Since the range image and its corresponding texture from one direction could be acquired by areal...

...Hongyan Liu; Yueqi Zhong; Shanyuan Wang Purpose In order to obtain visually appealing simulation results with smooth cloth surfaces, high resolution meshes are required. Since cloth simulation with high resolution meshes is very time consuming, subdivision of a reusable model is preferred...

... for the generation of continuum equivalent model for the plain woven structure. Keystone of the method is the mesomechanical analysis of the textile unit cell for the evaluation of the apparent properties and the generation of an equivalent macromechanical model supporting the mechanical performance of the structure...

... method was used to generate a virtual model upon the basis of the averaged wire frame. The virtual model was made into a real‐life model by a rapid prototyping (RP) process, and then, the standard body form was made by molding the RP. The 3D polygon shell for a body skin got flattened down to 2D patterns...

...B. Karthikeyan; Les M. Sztandera Purpose The first of a two‐part series, this paper aims to discuss the design and development of an artificial intelligence‐based hybrid model to understand human perception of the tactile properties of textile materials and create an objective system to express...

...Xinrong Hu; Bugao Xu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a fast parameterized modeling approach to generate individualized dress forms for realistic human bodies. Design/methodology/approach An individualized dress form is created by deriving a new set of fitting functions from...

...Choong Hyo Kim; In Hwan Sul; Chang Kyu Park; Sungmin Kim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the generation of basic garment pattern using three‐dimensional body measurement data. Design/methodology/approach A pre‐defined garment model is deformed using free‐form deformation...

... B. Karthikeyan can contacted at: bkintex@temple.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Artificial intelligence Modelling Mechanical properties of materials Textiles Programming and algorithm theory Engineered product manufacturing is becoming an indispensable strategy...

... model and makes recommendations for the acceptance or modification of the garment for production. As more manufacturing, product development, and designing responsibilities continue to take place globally, alternatives to the traditional fit analysis are under consideration. Findings Fit analysis...

..., with reference to each order of their disposition. Design/methodology/approach Based on the analysis of the geometrical models proposed by Barker and Midgely, by Pierce and by Novikov, the substantiation of the advantages of a stricter model, offered by the authors, for determining the geometric disposition...

...). In the reconstruction process, it is necessary to divide the body in three parts, from waist to stomach, from stomach to hip, and from hip to hemline. Modelling Computer applications Textile technology Human anatomy Traditional pattern making systems use two‐dimensional perimeter element information...

...Jiyun Li; Jiaxun Chen Purpose The fast and easy generation of personalized mannequin is the premise for the accurate 3D measurement for the customers in an electronic made to measure (e_MTM) system. The purpose of this paper is to attempt to propose a new virtual human mannequin modeling technique...

...Hae Jin Gam; Huantian Cao; Cheryl Farr; Lauren Heine Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and implement a new sustainable apparel design and production model, cradle to cradle apparel design (C2CAD), that provides guidelines for apparel designers and manufacturers to solve some...

... area, eccentricity,etc.). We can model a pore with an ellipse or a rectangle or a convex hull. In this paper, we choose to characterize a pore with its equivalent radius r which represent its size parameter, and with its eccentricity e which represent its shape parameter...

...Xianyi Zeng; Ludovic Koehl; M.A. Nazarboland; X. Chen; J.W.S. Hearle; R. Lydon; M. Moss Purpose This paper aims to discuss the development of a software tool UniverFilter™ which is capable of geometrical modelling of 3D woven fabrics, interfacing with computational fluid dynamics tools...

... research. There was a check for concurrence of specialists' opinions, as the Spearman's coefficient of concordance was determined. A designed experiment with variation of the first three of the arranged factors was made. Mathematical models for the tensile and the aesthetical properties of the seam were...

...Jelka Geršak; Milan Marčič Purpose To develop a mathematical model of the heat transfer from human body to environmental air that will be numerically solved by a personal computer. Design/methodology/approach Development of the heat transfer model for the system man – clothing – environment...

.... Design/methodology/approach The simulation of the tests is based on the modelling of the fabric microstructure and the application of the boundary conditions and the equivalent loading that correspond to each mechanical test, with a respect to the contact phenomena. A three‐dimensional model consisting...

... geometric modeling method. Design/methodology/approach The geometry of a garment is divided into fit zone and fashion zone. The geometry of fit zone is prepared from 3D body scan data and can be resized parametrically. The fashion zone is modeled using various parameters characterizing the aesthetic...