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Development of energy-harvesting based safety apparel for night workers

야간 작업자를 위한 에너지 하베스팅 기반 안전의복 개발

  • Yoon, Jung-A (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University) ;
  • Oh, Yujin (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University) ;
  • Oh, Hwawon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Younhee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2018.07.15
  • Accepted : 2018.08.06
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to illustrate the design of safety suits based on energy-harvesting technology, particularly targeting street cleaners who must work at night with high mobility. The design focuses on applying lightweight energy-harvesting tools and illuminant into the wear. The design development reflects feedback from testers collected via survey constituting a key methodology. The development process has two main stages. Each stage uses a process of design prototyping, internal examination, test sampling, test wearing, and wearers' feedback via survey that consists of questions on visibility, wearing convenience, and washability. The first stage results show the design of safety suits with energy-harvested LED illuminant inserted and the survey results collected from street cleaners dressed in 4 sample and 80 actual suits in total. Improved based on the first-stage survey results, the second stage designs the suits with detachable energy-harvested EL tape. From these 5 sample and 30 actual second-stage suits, the additional survey indicates that this second-stage design facilitates more visibility and convenience in washing and wearing than the first-stage design. Accordingly, one can expect that this new design can apply not only to safety suits for night workers but also to handicapped or outdoor sportswear applications in the future.

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