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Development and Evaluation of Smart Pants with Vibrating Devices  

Choi, Sun-Yoon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Pusan National University)
Lee, Jeong-Ran (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Pusan National University)
Publication Information
Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.11, no.1, 2009 , pp. 121-129 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nowadays, global interest is being placed on research and development of smart clothing which is expected to create a high added-value industry in the future. The purpose of this research is to develop smart pants with vibrating massage functions that have excellent outer appearances and provide comfort to wearers and assess outer appearance, comfort, and massaging effects of smart pants. As the results of this research, smart pants where vibrating devices which are mainly composed of vibrating motor, controller, and switch are attached were completed. Vibrating motors were fixed on a thin and light non-woven fabric material, covered with a mesh material, and attached by snaps to the experiment pants. Switch was attached to the inside of a pocket, and batteries were positioned inside of pockets. Ten subjects marked their satisfaction of wearing smart pants on a 5-point scale. Noticeable changes in outer appearance when vibrating motors operate turned out to be low. Wearer's comfort in back waist and front thigh parts where vibrating motors were attached turned out to be high-satisfied. Massaging effects of smart pants turned out to be high. Attaching and detaching vibrating devices turned out to be convenient. Lining materials used for smart paints were effective in blocking electromagnetic waves generated from vibrating devices.
Keywords
smart clothing; smart pants; vibrating massage function; vibrating device; vibrating motor;
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