Digital Methods in Developing Textile Products for People with Locomotor Disabilities

von Bianca Aluculesei, Antonela Curteza, Sybille Krzywinski

144 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In the United States, there are 3-4 million wheelchair users, with the number steadily increasing. This book focuses upon the design of garments for wheelchair-users by considering the shape of the body while in the sitting position, the needs of the user (functionality, fashionability, ease-of-use, affordability, safety), as well as the characteristics and properties of the materials used. The book references 186 original resources and includes their direct web link for in-depth reading. Keywords: Disabilities, Clothing for Disabled Persons, Wheelchair Users, Paraplegia, Functional Clothes, Kinematic Model, Scanning Procedure, 2D-3D/ 3D-2D Virtual Prototype, Body Posture Simulation, Virtual Pattern Making, Garment Fit Simulation.

• Reihe: Materials Research Foundations
• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Industrielle Chemie und Fertigungstechnologien Andere Fertigungsverfahren Textilien und Fasern
• ISBN: 9781644901540
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.10.2021
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Materials Research Forum LLC