Since the invention of small arms ammunition, the human torso has required protection from
hand-gun bullets, and today's civil and military personnel are regularly clad in soft body …

We often estimate, or perceive, the quality of materials, surfaces, and objects, what the
Japanese refer to as 'shitsukan', by means of several of our senses. The majority of the …

Haptic softness is a central product attribute for many fabric-related retailers. Can those
retailers use music—an easy to implement in-store atmospheric cue—to influence …

In the materials selection process, the use of different tools, languages and perspectives
frequently causes disagreement between engineers and industrial designers. The aim of the …

Sensory investigations of the functional textiles could be an alternative for the quality
inspection and control of the products. The purpose of this research is to use subjective …

As the successful implantation of CAD (computer-aided-design) technology in garment
industry, the 3D virtual garment technology has attracted a great attention of textile/garment …

Engineered fabrics are desired for military protective clothing applications. Such fabrics,
exhibiting high tactile comfort, can be computationally designed. Through the use of an …

Sensory evaluation of tactile properties of fabrics is a subject many researchers have
studied for years and which still has importance and is also open to improvements …

A review of studies is presented in the evaluation of fabric tactile properties with a focus on
knitted fabrics and developments since the mid-1990s in particular. The fundamental …

The purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth analysis of customer preferences for
single jersey knit fabrics regarding the attributes of smoothness and softness, in order to …