Garments design techniques

Abstract To ensure effective protection, protective clothing must be adapted to human morphology. The more a ballistic vest resembles the shape of the body, the more efficient the protection. This chapter describes the garment design process for a women s ballistic protection vest. It outlines the benefits of the darts rotation technique to ensure a good fit for comfort, obtain the required protective level and reduce the cost of the product. A 3D vest was designed, manufactured and tested, and found to be effective. 

Further developments in 3D-forming techniques, such as Santoni s 3D bra, will provide sportswear designers with possibilities to address ergonomic fit issues for other parts of the body, such as elbows, the back, the seat and the knees, which are known as critical strain areas of the garments when worn. 

Joining techniques for sportswear have their own specific requirements and methods associated with them. The machine design for stitching various seams on the sports garments, for example, will be engineered for this purpose. It is also important to... 

Li, Li, Man Au, Wai, Li, Yi, 2009. Design of intelligent garment with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation function based on the intarsia knitting technique. Textile Research... 

The third step in the development was the design of an evaporative cooling cover garment of cotton material worn over the protective ensemble shown in Figure 3, Evaporative cooling appeared to be a simple, effective method for reducing the heat stress within the suit. This approach proved effective in hot, dry climates however, it soon became evident that this technique was relatively inefficient under hot, wet conditions. 

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