Development of a computer-aided design software for smart garments
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 24 November 2017
Issue publication date: 30 November 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a computer-aided design software for smart garments.
Design/methodology/approach
A circuit design software with graphical user interface and an automatic Arduino code generator has been developed.
Findings
Complex circuit design for smart garment can be performed using an intuitive graphical user interface. Sophisticated C codes for activating the smart garment can be generated without in-depth knowledge of C language and electronic devices.
Research limitations/implications
Circuit wiring is performed manually. Further work will be focused on the generation of an algorithm that can find the overlap-free design of complex circuit.
Practical implications
Smart garments with complex functions are expected to be designed more easily without in-depth knowledge of electronic circuits and computer programming.
Social implications
Researchers of smart garment will be able to concentrate on the actual function of smart garments rather than coding the complex C programs.
Originality/value
This is the first computer-aided smart garment design software that can not only design the circuit but also generate the computer codes.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Research Resettlement Fund for the new faculty of Seoul National University.
Citation
Kim, S. (2017), "Development of a computer-aided design software for smart garments", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 29 No. 6, pp. 845-856. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-02-2017-0011
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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