We present an image-based algorithm for surface reconstruction of moving garments from multiple calibrated video cameras. Using a color-coded cloth texture, we reliably match circular features between different camera views. As surface model we use an a priori known triangle mesh. By identifying the mesh vertices with texture elements we obtain a coherent parametrization of the surface over tim...

Current standard test methods for the evaluation of the performance of modern ESDprotective clothing used in electronics industry do not measure correctly the effectiveness of the clothing to protect sensitive electronics from electrostatic phenomena. Therefore a new European research project – ESTAT-Garments – was started in early 2002. The main objective of this three-years project (2002-2005...

http://dx.doi.org/10.15221/13.067 Abstract The use of Three-Dimensional (3D) body scanning technology in the area of technical apparel design has begun to receive more attention and be implemented in the industry over the recent decade. The purpose of this study was to observe the effectiveness of 3D virtual fit testing processes using body scans and garment simulation technology and to identif...

Advances in textile materials, technology and miniaturization of electronics for measurement instrumentation has boosted the development of wearable measurement systems. In several projects sensorized garments and non-invasive instrumentation have been integrated to assess on emotional, cognitive responses as well as physical arousal and status of mental stress through the study of the autonomo...

Bangladesh is a fast-growing economy powered by the readymade garments (RMG) industry which has promoted country in world through motto ‘Made Bangladesh’. The RMG become lifeline of Bangladesh. However, this faces several significant obstacles to its continued, sustainable expansion. trading climate very competitive because phase-out export quota system. Additionally, with today’s rapid fashion...

The Pareto Principle, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto who developed the “80/20” rule in the late 1800s, specifies that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. During the past century, researchers focused on business, product consumption, medicine, and the behavioral sciences have observed the same basic persistent pattern regarding the “vital few and trivial many” (Juran, 1954). N...

Cloth simulation has a long history, starting almost three decades ago. Thanks to the continuous increase of computation speed of computers, real-time simulation of clothes has become very recently possible. The research on real-time clothes has really begun few years ago when researchers have started simulating simple garments such as flags or tablecloths. Nowadays, the research aims at propos...

Segmenting garments from humanoid meshes or point clouds is a challenging problem with applications in the textile industry and in model based motion capturing. In this work we present a physically based template-matching technique for the automatic extraction of garment dimensions from 3D meshes or point clouds of dressed humans. The successfull identification of garment dimensions also allows...

The implementation of truly wearable, instrumented garments which are capable of recording biomechanical variables is crucial in several fields of application, from multimedia to rehabilitation, from sport to artistic fields. In this paper we discuss wearable devices (a smart shirt, a leotard and a glove) which can read and record the vital signs and movements of a subject wearing the system. T...