This paper describes a user focused approach to the design of made-to-measure pressure emitting contemporary garments for children who are affected by the development disorder sensory integrative dysfunction (SID). These garments aim to aid the integration of tactile (touch), vestibular (movement) and proprioceptive (body position) sensations. The approach builds on previous pressure garment st...

The heat transferred through protective clothing under long wave radiation compared to a reference condition without radiant stress was determined in thermal manikin experiments. The influence of clothing insulation and reflectivity, and the interaction with wind and wet underclothing were considered. Garments with different outer materials and colours and additionally an aluminised reflective ...

Covid 19 Global pandemic has now brought the entire socio-economic structures in to a standstill state all over world. It already challenged global operations of several business sectors. Time come rethink how recover and regain economy, employment functions with fresh beginning most worsened economic South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka; Afghanistan Maldives) popul...

Contact person: [email protected] INTRODUCTION There has been much recent research interest in microclimate cooling for individuals working in hot climates whilst wearing protective clothing (Bomalaski et al. 1995; Chen et al. 1997; Cheuvront et al. 2003; Chinevere et al. 2008). Attempts have been made to develop cooling garments that augment convective (air cooled garments), conductive...

It has recently been suggested that lycra garments are helpful for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twelve children, with athetosis, ataxia, and spasticity, were fitted with lycra garments (Kendall-Camp UK Ltd). Scores on the Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) scales were determined before and after wearing the garment for at least 6 hours a day for 6 weeks. Five children wi...

BACKGROUND Symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) include bradykinesia, gait abnormalities, balance deficits, restless leg syndrome, and muscular fatigue. Compression garments (CG) have been shown to improve performance in athletes by increasing venous return and reduce lactic acid. OBJECTIVE Assess the effect of compression garments on the performance of 3 standardized functional tests in pers...

Modern technology makes garments smart, which can help a wearer to manage in specific situations by improving the functionality of the garments. The personal heating garment (PHG) widens the operating temperature range of the garment and improves its protection against the cold. This paper describes several kinds of PHGs worldwide; their advantages and disadvantages are also addressed. Some cha...

A considerable amount of research into garments for protecting man against hot and cold conditions has been reported. Some of the earliest work was reported in the late 1950's and early 1960's, on garments used for maintaining thermoneutrality in pilots who endured high temperatures due to the sunlit aircraft cockpit. This work was performed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. Further research...

The presence of characteristic fine folds is important for modeling realistic looking virtual garments. While recent garment capture techniques are quite successful at capturing the low-frequency garment shape and motion over time, they often fail to capture the numerous high-frequency folds, reducing the realism of the reconstructed spacetime models. In our work we propose a method for reintro...

Modeling of three-dimensional garments is essential for creating realistic virtual environments and is very helpful for real-life garment design. While fashion drawings are commonly used to convey garment shape, so far little work had been done on using them as inputs to the 3D modeling process. We present a new approach for modeling of garments from fashion drawings. This approach combines an ...