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Current Status of International Standardization for Durability Test Methods in Smart Clothing and Future Challenges in Enhancing Product Reliability and Quality Control

스마트 의류의 사용환경 내구성 시험에 대한 국제 표준화 현황과 제품의 신뢰성 향상 및 품질 관리를 위한 향후 과제

  • Siyeon Kim (Reliability Assessment Center, FITI Testing and Research Institute) ;
  • Ga-Young Lim (Reliability Assessment Center, FITI Testing and Research Institute) ;
  • Sukyung Kim (Reliability Assessment Center, FITI Testing and Research Institute) ;
  • Junghyun Lee (Reliability Assessment Center, FITI Testing and Research Institute)
  • 김시연 ((재)FITI시험연구원 소재부품신뢰성센터) ;
  • 임가영 ((재)FITI시험연구원 소재부품신뢰성센터) ;
  • 김수경 ((재)FITI시험연구원 소재부품신뢰성센터) ;
  • 이정현 ((재)FITI시험연구원 소재부품신뢰성센터)
  • Received : 2023.06.07
  • Accepted : 2023.06.22
  • Published : 2023.06.28
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Abstract

Smart clothing products can experience a decrease in performance and reliability due to various mechanical, biological, and chemical stress factors that occur throughout their life cycle. These issues can hinder consumer acceptance of the products. This study aims to enhance the reliability of smart clothing and facilitate quality control by analyzing and identifying the current status of international standardization for smart clothing and electronic textiles (e-textiles). The focus of this analysis was on the durability test methods in the use environment. Furthermore, similar standards published by different standardization organizations for durability tests were compared in depth. The study showed that a total of 27 international standards have been developed or are currently under development. The current standardization efforts mainly aim to develop functionality and durability test methods for smart clothing and e-textile products. A detailed comparison was made between two international standards (IEC 63023-204-1:2023 and AATCC TM210:2019) specifically in relation to the washing durability test method and the electrical resistance measurement standards (BS EN 16812:2016 vs AATCC EP13-2021), before and after the environmental exposure tests. Based on this comparison, several suggestions have been made and discussed for the future revision of these international standards.

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본 연구는 2022년도 산업통상자원부 국가기술표준원 및 한국산업기술평가관리원(KEIT) 연구비 지원(텍스타일 기반 인체착용형 IoT 융합 소재 및 제품의 사용 환경 내구성 시험 서비스 개발, 20021879) 및 2022년 중소벤처기업부 및 중소기업기술정보진흥원 연구비 지원(CE안전화 성능기준을 만족하는 복합발열(전도+대류) 안전화 개발, RS-2022-00142915)을 받아 수행되었습니다.

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