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Development and Application of an Ergonomic Evaluation System for Functional Clothing: Evaluation of Flame-proof Clothing and Identification of Design Problems

기능성 의복의 인간공학적 평가 체계 개발 및 적용: 방염복의 평가 및 개선 대상 파악

  • Cho, Ja-Young (Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jeong, Jung-Rim (Department of Clothing and Textiles, Kyungpook University) ;
  • Yeon, Soo-Min (Department of Clothing and Textiles, Kyungpook University) ;
  • Chang, Joon-Ho (Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • You, Hee-Cheon (Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Eun (Department of Clothing and Textiles, Kyungpook University)
  • 조자영 (포항공과대학교 기계산업공학부) ;
  • 정정림 (경북대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 연수민 (경북대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 장준호 (포항공과대학교 기계산업공학부) ;
  • 유희천 (포항공과대학교 기계산업공학부) ;
  • 김희은 (경북대학교 의류학과)
  • Published : 2007.05.31
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Abstract

Ergonomic methods have been effectively applied to design and evaluation of functional clothing. The goals of the present study are to: (1) develop an ergonomic evaluation system for the systematic analysis of functional clothing and (2) examine the usefulness of the proposed evaluation system by applying to flame-proof clothing. Based on the survey of literature and the brainstorming of experts in clothing design and ergonomics, factors considered for clothing evaluation were selected, classified, and complemented, resulting in an ergonomic clothing evaluation system consisting of four factor categories (clothing construction, user, work and environment, and user response). Using the proposed system, a field survey and a laboratory experiment were conducted for flame-proof clothing to identify its design problems. The field survey to workers found a comprehensive set of problems on the flame-proof clothing design in terms of pattern, textile, and color. The laboratory experiment identified additional design problems using a questionnaire that was developed based on an analysis on the relationship between clothing design components and ergonomic evaluation measures. The present study showed the ergonomic evaluation system and the relationship analysis of clothing design components and ergonomic evaluation measures are of use to identify design problems of functional clothing in a comprehensive and analytic manner.

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