Visual-simulation-based personalized garment block design method for physically disabled people with scoliosis (pdps)
Résumé
This research presented a novel method using 3D simulation methods to design customized garments for physically
disabled people with scoliosis (PDPS). The proposed method is based on the virtual human model created from
3D scanning, permitting to simulate the consumer’s morphological shape with atypical physical deformations.
Next, customized 2D and 3D virtual garment prototyping tools will be used to create products through interactions.
The proposed 3D garment design method is based on the concept of knowledge-based design, using the design
knowledge and process already applied to normal body shapes successfully. The characters of the PDPS and
the relationship between human body and garment are considered in the prototyping process. As a visualized
collaborative design process, the communication between designer and consumer is ensured, permitting to adapt
the finished product to disabled people afflicted with severe scoliosis.