• 복식문화연구
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.615-631
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• 2019

Smart healthcare clothing combines IoT, new technology, and clothing construction to perform specific care functions, and its utility has been expanding rapidly within aging and diversified societies. However, the related market remains at an early stage of development due to limited regulation, lack of consumer awareness, and the need for not only technical development but promotion plans for potential users. This paper aims to analyze factors influencing purchase intention for smart healthcare clothing with biosignal monitoring, including variables in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), clothing attributes, health-related lifestyle factors, and fashion innovativeness. A survey was conducted on a sample of 300 males and 300 females ranging in age from 20 to 50 years, and data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. The results show that perceived usefulness, perceived aesthetic attributes, health responsibility, and fashion innovativeness were overall significant predictors of using smart healthcare clothing. Additionally, perceived ease of use and physical activity in the male subsample, and perceived compatibility within the female group, also had significant effects. Furthermore, age was a determining factor; for subjects in the 30s age group, perceived usefulness, compatibility, and health responsibility had significant positive associations. The results of this study can provide basic guidelines for designing merchandising plans to expand user acceptance of smart healthcare clothing.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2019

This study aimed to analyze the preference, the factors of benefits sought, and the difference of benefits sought for smart clothing based on demographic characteristics. This survey study used questionnaire. The subjects of the survey consisted of men and women with ages ranging from twenty to fifty years old, who were living in Gyeongnam region. For the collected data analysis, Factor analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and Duncan multiple range tests were used by SPSS 23. The results obtained were as follows. The different analysis results for smart clothing based on demographic characteristics showed a significant difference with respect to marital status, age, monthly income, and occupation, but showed an insignificant difference with respect to gender. The factors of benefits sought for smart clothing were extracted from five factors-pursuit; image innovation and improvement, pursuit of healthcare, pursuit of body protection, pursuit of amusement and pleasure, and pursuit of hi-tech function. The different analysis results of smart clothing according to demographic characteristics showed a significant difference for pursuit of healthcare only with respect to gender, for pursuit of image innovation and improvement, healthcare, amusement and pleasure, and hi-tech function with respect to marital status, for pursuit of image innovation and improvement, healthcare, amusement and pleasure, and hi-tech function with respect to age, for pursuit of healthcare and body protection with respect to monthly income, and for all five factors with respect to occupation.

• 감성과학
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2008

최근의 스마트 의류는 급변하는 환경과 테크놀로지 그리고 인간중심의 패러다임의 변화는 기술적 발전과 더불어 보다 인간 중심의 요소와 감성을 중시한 디자인을 요구하며, 기술적인 측면과 함께 보다 인간 중심의 사용성 평가를 중시하는 디자인으로 연구, 개발되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 헬스케어를 위한 생체신호 측정 센서 기반 스마트 의류의 디자인 프로토 타입을 개발, 사용성 평가 및 착용성 평가를 실시하였다. 평가는 정성적, 정량적 평가로 이루어졌으며, 사용성 평가 결과를 기반으로 도출된 문제점의 수정, 보완을 통해 최종 센서기반 스마트 의류의 모형을 제시하였다.

• 감성과학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 일상생활에서 진단 및 관리가 가능한 질병들을 모니터링 할 수 있는 스마트 의류의 개발에 목표를 두고, 그 기초적 개발 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 중요 건강 지표 및 요소 기술들을 고찰하고, 일반 소비자들에게 소구(遡求)할 수 있는 건강관리 개념의 스마트 의류에 대한 수요 조사를 실시하였다. 조사 결과 건강관리 지원형 스마트 의류에 대한 소비자들의 관심 및 선호도는 매우 높았고, 남 녀, 그리고 모든 연령대에 걸쳐 당뇨, 고혈압, 뇌졸중 등에 대한 위험성을 높게 인식하는 것으로 나타나, 이러한 질병의 진단 및 실시간 모니터링이 가능한 스마트 의류가 개발된다면 시장 가능성은 매우 높을 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서 도출된 결과들은 건강관리 지원형 스마트 의류 개발에 있어서 중요한 지표가 될 것이다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.808-817
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• 2016

Recently, the wearable computing technology with bio-sensors has been rapidly developed and utilized in various areas such as personal health, care-giving for senior citizens who live alone, and sports activities. In particular, the wearable computing equipment to measure vital signs by means of digital yarns and bio sensors is noticeable. The wearable computing devices help users monitor and manage their health in their daily lives through the customized healthcare service. In this paper, we suggest a system for monitoring and analyzing vital signs utilizing smart healthcare clothing with bio-sensors. Vital signs that can be continuously acquired from the clothing is well-known as unstructured data. The amount of data is huge, and they are perceived as the big data. Vital sings are stored by Hadoop Distributed File System(HDFS), and one can build data warehouse for analyzing them in HDFS. We provide health monitoring system based on vital sings that are acquired by biosensors in smart healthcare clothing. We implemented a big data platform which provides health monitoring service to visualize and monitor clinical information and physical activities performed by the users.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1037-1047
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• 2006

In this paper, various structures of the healthcare smart clothing for real-time measurement of vital sign were suggested. The wearing efficiency was evaluated to find out the best ergonomic clothing in the suggested design. The supplementary effects of the clothing components (princess line, double fabric, cushion) on the stable and tight positioning of sensors to the body were evaluated with wear test. Five experimental clothing for male subject were made with closely-fitted shape and they included two representative structure: one was the integrated type of inner and outer garments and the other was the separated type with two garments. Eight subjects in their twenties were participated in the wear test to evaluate the wearing efficiency of experimental clothing. As results, the clothing structure of the separated garments with the inner and the outer shells were evaluated as more efficient and comfortable. However, the effects of clothing components on the light positioning of the sensors to the body surface were not differentiated each other in the subjective evaluation.

• 감성과학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2006

1990년대 후반 이후 스마트 의류는 인간과 컴퓨터의 상호작용, 사용자 중심의 디자인 등 다각적으로 연구, 개발되고 있다. 최근에는 보다 기능화, 감성화된 스마트 의류가 개발되기 시작하였으며, 이는 다양한 어플리케이션으로 연구, 개발되어 제시되고 있다. 그 중 센서를 기반으로 한 건강관리용 스마트 의류는 스마트 의류의 여러유형 중 가장 예상 수요가 높은 유형으로 예측되며, 이러한 전망으로 인해 연구, 개발이 가속화되고 있는 분야이다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 스마트 의류에 적합한 생체 신호 센서를 도출하고, 그를 기반으로 기본적인 생체신호, 심장질환, 호흡기 질환을 측정할 수 있는 스마트 의류 디자인을 개발하였다. 즉, 본 연구에서 개발된 스마트의류는 기존의 의류의 외관 형태는 그대로 유지하면서, 직물 신호선을 제작, 와이어의 이물감을 없애 착용성을 높였으며, 착장 시 생체신호가 컴퓨터로 무선 전송되어 이를 실시간으로 모니터링 할 수 있도록 고안되었다. 이 스마트 의류는 생체 신호 센서를 이용하여 심장질환, 호흡기 질환과 다양한 질병 예방을 보조할 수 있는 건강관리용 의류로서 센서기반 스마트 의류의 한 모형을 제시하였다.

• 감성과학
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2010

웰빙 트렌드의 도입, 라이프 스타일의 변화, IT 컨버전스에 대한 수요의 증가에 따라 최근 스마트 의류는 사용자 애플리케이션을 중심으로 세분화되어 개발, 연구되고 있으며, 스마트 의류의 시장 또한 세분화되어 진행되고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 소비자 측면의 세분화에 따른 스마트 의류에 관한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 스마트 의류 기획에 있어 가장 밀접한 관련이 예상되는 의복 및 의복행동 라이프스타일과 디지털 라이프스타일을 중심으로 라이프스타일의 유형을 분석하고, 라이프스타일에 따른 스마트 의류의 니즈에 따른 스마트 의류의 상품 기획 방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 본 연구는 추후 스마트 의류의 수요가 가장 높을 것으로 예상되는 20대, 30대를 중심으로 이루어졌으며 그 결과 의복 및 디지털 기반의 라이프 스타일은 유행 추구형, 실용적 기능 추구형, 감각적 정보 추구형의 세 가지 타입으로 분류되었다. 본 연구에서는 이를 토대로, 라이프스타일에 따른 스마트 의류의 소비자 니즈를 통한 스마트 의류의 기획 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.692-700
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• 2017

The number of elderly citizens has risen in Korea and resulted in an aging society. Correspondingly, the social interest in the aging population has escalated immensely; however, research or product development on the quality of life for seniors has shortcomings. Healthcare smart clothing is required to help the elderly with changes and weaknesses that follow aging; however, there is unfortunately insufficient amounts available. This study explores the feasibilities of smart clothing for seniors based on a universal design. Based on previous research, we analyzed the universal design theory, body shape characteristics and design requirements for seniors, and heart rate measurement method. The design is different according to body shape and body shape is different between sex, age, and body race; therefore, subjects were limited to 70-74 year old Korean males in this study. This study proposes a guideline for heart rate sensing clothing that satisfies the 'universal design' aspects as well as the functionality of heart sensing, senior's physical characteristics and needs. It has broadened the range of smart clothing, which was once limited to the younger generation and provided a foundation for the development of specialized smart clothing for seniors.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.760-771
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• 2022

This study sought to develop clothing for a companion animal that can provide stable ECG measurements. A pattern for the smart clothing of a companion dog was manufactured using the replica method to select a location and method that best suited the stable measurement of ECG and improved the clothing's fitness. The smart clothing was developed as the following three types: strap type, top type, and combined top and vest type with a detachable wireless ECG monitor. The detection abilities of these were observed using the PQRST rate taken after ECG measurements while the three companion dogs were tested while resting and moving. The results revealed that apart from using an electrode, applying a gel pad is the most effective way to achieve stable ECG measurements, and the central chest region is more reliable than the left armpit for providing steady readings. The combined top and vest type showed the highest average ECG PQRST detection number, meaning that the ECG signal measurement was steady. These results may contribute to the measurement of ECG in smartwear for U-Healthcare to measure other biometric data of a companion dog.