Many model pictures will be adopted in the network marketing of garment products because this method is the most intuitive. Human eyes can easily identify the garment styles, while computer programs struggle to automatically do so. This paper proposes a method for garment image segmentation in which the JSEG algorithm is applied to the image salient region segmentation, and the background regio...

Improving the reusability of design results is very important for garment design industry, since designing an elegant garment is usually labor-intensive and time-consuming. In this paper, we present a new approach for customizing 3D garment models. Our approach can transfer garment models initially dressed on a reference human model onto a target human model. To achieve this goal, firstly a spa...

OBJECTIVE: Throwing is a dynamic and complex task, which requires sequential movement to sufficiently transfer energy from the lower extremity to the upper extremity. Due to the repetitive stress of the overhead throwing motion, sport medicine personnel have developed different methods to assist in alleviating pain an athlete may be experiencing. One method is the use of a posture-cueing compre...

Due to the multiplicity of the implementation, virtual garment simulation requires the capacity of dressing a sewn garment onto various posed human models in a real time. In this paper, a three-step method has been proposed to accelerate the dress-up procedure. The virtual garment is first dressed onto a human model in a standing pose to record a distance map between the garment shell and the h...

We conducted a qualitative study to explore responses to a low-technology first-aid device for management of life-threatening obstetric hemorrhage in rural health facilities in Mexico. This entailed in-depth, semistructured interviews with clinical and administrative staff (n = 70) involved in pilot studies of the nonpneumatic antishock garment (NASG) at primary health care facilities and rural...

denim is a casual garment normally used by young people and extremely influential in shaping the fashion industry. among various garments, these garments are subjected to innovations. this work is an attempt to compare the different methods of stone washing using pumice stones, acid cellulases and neutral cellulases or in combination of these methods. the effects of different processing conditi...

n most computer-generated films involving I virtual humans, clothes are simulated as part of the body and have no autonomous motion. In recent years, however, software has been developed to design 2D garment panels interactively and to optimize the layout of the panels on fabric. For example, Hinds and McCartney’ treated garment panels as surfaces of complex 3D shapes. They represented a static...

Garment-integrated sensors equip clothes with a smart sensing capability, while preserving the comfort of the user. However, this benefit can be to the detriment of sensing accuracy due to the unpredictability of garment movement (which affects sensor positioning) and textile folds (which can affect sensor orientation). However, sensors integrated directly into garments or fabric structures can...

The aims of this study were to determine how custom-fit compression shorts affect athletic performance and to examine the mechanical properties of the shorts. Ten male and 10 female track athletes on a university's nationally competitive track team, specializing in sprint or jump events, participated in the study. Testing utilized the compression shorts with loose-fitting gym shorts as the cont...

Developing steps in designing a system for predicting garment appearance quality are presented. The articles of clothing investigated are ladies’ jackets and the accent is given to subjective evaluation of individual factors of garment appearance quality. A group of semi-skilled evaluators and a group of experts in the field of garment engineering were doing the evaluation. This system of dual ...